Table 2 Univariate analysis of effect of MTTT interventions on prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia over the time points July 2017 and 2018
Characteristics | July 2017 Survey | July 2018 Survey | χ2 value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Community | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | Â | Â |
 Abease | 282/888 (31.8) | 161/721 (22.3) | 17.1 | < 0.001** |
 Adesa | 158/406 (38.9) | 121/342 (35.4) | 1 | 0.319 |
 Adjanase | 514/1342 (38.3) | 387/1037 (37.3) | 0.2 | 0.624 |
 Fante Town | 543/1530 (35.5) | 392/1236 (31.7) | 4.4 | 0.037** |
 Odomtokro | 101/245 (41.2) | 63/180 (35.0) | 1.7 | 0.193 |
 Piem | 80/220 (36.4) | 57/160 (35.6) | 0 | 0.882 |
 Sachi/Tabankro | 117/310 (37.7) | 122/290 (42.1) | 1.17 | 0.279 |
All Communities | 1795 (36.3) | 1303 (32.9) | 11.71 | 0.001** |
Age_group (years) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | Â | Â |
 0–11 months | 14/56 (25.0) | 22/57 (38.6) | 2.4 | 0.121 |
 1–4 years | 270/541 (49.9) | 216/491 (44.0) | 3.6 | 0.057 |
 5–14 years | 759/1387 (54.7) | 582/1180 (49.3) | 7.5 | 0.006** |
 15–45 years | 5,852,092 (28.0) | 360/1523 (23.6) | 8.5 | 0.003** |
 46–65 years | 129/640 (20.2) | 97/544 (17.8) | 1 | 0.310 |
 >  65 years | 38/225 (16.9) | 26/171 (15.2) | 0.2 | 0.352 |
Total # of < 15 | 1043/1984 (52.6) | 820/1728 (47.5) | 9.7 | 0.002** |
Total # of ≥ 15 | 752/2957 (25.4) | 483/2238 (21.6) | 10.4 | 0.001** |
Mean axillary Temperature | 36.0 | 36.2 |  | < 0.001** |
Use ITN | ||||
 No | 1595/4574 (34.9) | 380/1166 (32.5) | 0.0012 | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 200/367 (54.5) | 923/2800 (33.0) |  |  |