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Table 1 Relative change in monthly RDT rates, by township and year open. RDT rates measured at the malaria post level

From: Longitudinal trends in malaria testing rates in the face of elimination in eastern Myanmar: a 7-year observational study

Covariate

Hpapun;

Hlaingbwe;

Kawkareik;

Myawaddy;

 

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

RR (95% CI)

Year open 1

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

2

0.68 (0.65, 0.72)

0.77 (0.74, 0.80)

0.84 (0.79, 0.90)

0.78 (0.72, 0.84)

3

0.68 (0.64, 0.71)

0.73 (0.69, 0.76)

0.70 (0.65, 0.76)

0.71 (0.64, 0.78)

4

0.64 (0.60, 0.68)

0.76 (0.71, 0.80)

0.78 (0.72, 0.85)

0.68 (0.60, 0.76)

5

0.63 (0.59, 0.67)

0.71 (0.66, 0.76)

0.66 (0.59, 0.74)

0.64 (0.57, 0.72)

6

0.64 (0.60, 0.69)

0.64 (0.59, 0.70)

0.59 (0.52, 0.66)

0.59 (0.51, 0.67)

7

0.74 (0.67, 0.82)

0.57 (0.48, 0.67)

0.46 (0.25, 0.85)

0.54 (0.47, 0.64)

Clinic-based

 No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Yes

1.81 (1.31, 2.52)

3.20 (1.45, 7.05)

1.46 (0.70, 3.02)

1.17 (0.65, 2.10)

  1. Mixed effects negative binomial model with random intercept for malaria post and random slope for years open
  2. Seasonality captured using 3 Fourier terms per year
  3. RDT Rapid diagnostic test; RR rate ratio; CI confidence interval