Table 3. Testing for intervention effects.
Date | Intervention Type | Time (days) | Coeff. Estimates (95% Confidence Interval) | Multiplicative effect (rate of infection) | Comment (Below 1 = decrease; Above 1 = increase) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 12–16 | Intervention Period 1 | 5<intervention< = 10 | 0.223 | Exp (0.223) = 1.250 | 25% increase in the rate of infection. However, there is no significant impact |
[-0.676; 1.130] | |||||
March 17–22 | Intervention Period 2 | 10<intervention< = 18 | -0.066 | Exp (-0.066) = 0.936 | 6% decrease in the rate of infection. No significant impact |
[-0.829; 0.683] | |||||
March 23–30 | Intervention Period 3 | 18<intervention< = 38 | 0.445 | Exp (0.445) = 1.560 | 56% increase in the rate of infection. However, this is not statistically significant. |
[-0.083; 1.035] | |||||
March 31 –April 20 | Intervention Period 4 | 38<intervention< = 44 | -0.382*** | Exp (-0.382) = 0.682 | Statistically significant 32% decline in rate of infection. |
[-1.003; -0.145] | |||||
April 21–26 | Intervention Period 5 | 44<intervention< = 79 | 0.129 | Exp (0.129) = 1.138 | 14% increase in rate of infection. However, this not statistically significant impact |
[-0.325; 0.716] | |||||
>27 April | Intervention Period 6 | Intervention>79 | 0.043 | Exp (0.043) = 1.044 | 4% increase in rate of infection. However, this not statistically significant impact |
[-0.163; 0.283] |
Source: Authors’ estimates | *** highly significant (<0.001)