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Table 2 Characteristics of the cohorts included in interrupted time series analysis

From: Malaria elimination in remote communities requires integration of malaria control activities into general health care: an observational study and interrupted time series analysis in Myanmar

 

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

Cohort 4

Number of CHWs

44

18

19

73

Total monthly reports

2759

1039

1214

3252

Total RDTs performed

60,461

13,904

33,585

64,909

State

Mon

Mon

Mon

Kayin

Townships

Kyaikmaraw, Ye

Ye

Kyaikmaraw, Mudon, Paung

Kyainseikgyi

Date first CHW operational

September 2011

September 2011

September 2011

March 2012

Dates BHC package introduced

May–June 2013

August–September 2013

March 2014

May 2014

Total population covered

47,831

6415

31,724

54,595

Median (IQR) community population

850 (387–1459)

388 (259–430)

1285 (905–2644)

548 (281–870)

MBER (year prior to BHC)

1.2%

1.7%

1.5%

3.4%

RDT (+) rate (1–2 years prior to BHC)

7.4%

9.4%

1.8%

18.1%

RDT (+) rate (year prior to BHC)

6.2%

5.4%

0.9%

11.4%

RDT (+) rate (year post-BHC)

1.4%

0.8%

0.3%

6.0%

  1. CHW community health worker, RDT rapid diagnostic test for malaria, BHC basic health care, MBER monthly blood examination rate, IQR interquartile range