Table 1 Key characteristics of study villages including demographics and the observed malaria burden
Region | Village | No. people | No. HH | Distance (meters) between HH (min-max) | Median age (IQR) | Median visits per person (IQR) | No. observed infections | Observed PCR prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Coast | A | 670 | 68 | 16.6–986.8 | 13 (6–29) | 10 (6–12) | 240 | 0.039 |
B | 202 | 23 | 13.1–360.6 | 14 (7–32) | 10 (6–12) | 60 | 0.033 | |
North Bank | C | 273 | 19 | 4.7–191.2 | 12 (4–26) | 13 (10–13) | 107 | 0.036 |
D | 461 | 30 | 2.9–327.8 | 13 (5–27) | 11 (5–12) | 121 | 0.029 | |
Lower River | E | 112 | 10 | 22.7–179.3 | 13 (8–26) | 12 (8–13) | 34 | 0.031 |
F | 567 | 69 | 12.6–776.0 | 13 (5–27) | 9 (4–11) | 281 | 0.064 | |
Central River | G | 480 | 25 | 2.4–234.8 | 14 (5–30) | 11 (7–12) | 135 | 0.029 |
H | 204 | 13 | 0.4–196.8 | 13 (5–28) | 10 (5–12) | 45 | 0.026 | |
Upper River South | J | 418 | 28 | 8.1–216.0 | 14 (6–30) | 9 (7–11) | 224 | 0.062 |
K | 804 | 42 | 6.7–550.4 | 12 (5–27) | 8 (6–10) | 845 | 0.134 | |
Upper River North | L | 258 | 13 | 16.6–253.5 | 15 (6–26) | 11 (9–12) | 440 | 0.164 |
M | 217 | 20 | 8.1–242.8 | 16 (7–25) | 10 (6–12) | 345 | 0.183 |