Table 4 Effects of intervention on longitudinal prevalence of reported malaria in mothers and malaria and diarrhea in children.

From: Effects of indoor cooking with liquefied petroleum gas versus solid biomass on mosquito and fly density in households

Outcome

Control

Intervention

Adjusted Longitudinal Prevalence Ratio

P value

obs. periods

n cases

mean longitudinal prevalence (sd)

obs. periods

n cases

mean longitudinal prevalence (sd)

Malaria in mothers

471

39

8.1 (13.0)

512

30

5.8 (12.2)

0.92 (0.56, 1.47)

0.72

Malaria in mothers, confirmed

471

29

6.0 (12.0)

512

22

4.3 (9.9)

0.95 (0.53, 1.68)

0.86

Malaria in children

360

9

2.7 (9.8)

394

3

0.8 (4.7)

0.42 (0.09, 1.44)

0.20

Malaria in children, confirmed

360

6

1.8 (0.1)

394

3

0.8 (4.7)

0.56 (0.11, 2.36)

0.44

Diarrhea in children

359

32

8.8 (0.1)

397

30

7.4 (14.3)

0.96 (0.59, 1.56)

0.88

  1. Obs. periods = periods of observation; Prevalence ratios adjusted for maternal education, number of people that slept in house, cracks or openings in house, mud floors, bed net use, elevation, proximity to rice fields, and population density