MOESM1 of Use of different transmission metrics to describe malaria epidemiology in the highlands of western Kenya

Additional file 1. Seroconversion rates (SCR) and corresponding 95 % confidence interval (CI) stratified by elevation and mosquito control categories. The table shows the seroconversion rates by elevation and mosquito control category, demonstrating lower exposure to malaria at altitudes above 1530 m and in households with both IRS and ITNs in their households

Reliability of school surveys in estimating geographic variation in malaria transmission in the western Kenyan highlands.

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Age-adjusted seroprevalence in community and school surveys (all children) by transmission intensity.

<p>The age-adjusted community seroconversion curves (solid) and school aged population (dashed lines). The different transmission intensities are represented as: high (red) moderate (green) and low (blue).</p

Prevalence of malaria infection: adjusted school vs. community surveys in 46 clusters by RDT and serology.

<p>Scatter plots are shown with the line of perfect concordance (x=y) and the data’s reduced major axis using total least squares regression. (A) RDT prevalence per cluster in community vs. adjusted prevalence in all school children. (B) RDT prevalence per cluster in community vs. adjusted school prevalence restricting to children residing within 600m from school.</p

Characteristics of the study population – age and distance travelled to school.

<p>(A) A population pyramid showing the age distribution of those sampled in the community survey compared to those sampled during the school survey. (B) Histogram depicting the distance between the school and compound where each child resides. (C) The proportion of children sampled at each school that reside within 600m of the school.</p

Prevalence of malaria infection in school vs. community surveys in 46 clusters by RDT and serology.

<p>Scatter plots are shown with the line of perfect concordance (x=y) and the data’s reduced major axis using total least squares regression. (A) RDT prevalence per cluster in community vs. all school children. (B) RDT prevalence per cluster in community vs. school children residing within 600m from school. (C) Seroprevalence per cluster in community vs. all school children. (D) Seroprevalence per cluster in community vs. school children residing within 600m from school.</p

Spatial distribution of school study participants, location of the schools, and community catchment area.

<p>Each point represents the compound of a child included in the study. The black crosses indicate the location of each school that was included in the survey. The black circular outline corresponds to the area with a 600m radius around each school and thus represents the community catchment area sampled during the community survey.</p