Table 4

Recurrence of infection in highland and lowland hamlets after clearing existing infections with Lap-Dap

Hamlet
Number of children becoming
positive for infection
Number of child
weeks at risk
Probability of becoming
positive per week

HIGHLAND

M7
24
144
0.167
M8
49
205
0.239
M9
51
325
0.157
M11
74
226
0.327
Highland totals
198
900
0.220

LOWLAND

Bl
61
138
0.442
B5
63
143
0.441
B7
37
88
0.420
B8
50
130
0.385
Lowland totals
211
143
0.423

Maxwell et al. Malaria Journal 2003 2:28   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-2-28