This looks like excellent work, a very logical intervention and where you’ve put a lot of effort into putting together the data to attract serious funding for a scale-up.
One thing I would like to know: in urban areas, I presume access to medical care is higher, and so I am wondering whether the death rate, as well as incidence, may be lower. I see that you achieved a 52% reduction in cases, and I am wondering if you have data, or will be gathering data, on the effect on deaths due to malaria?
That’s a valid point. Morbidity and mortality rates are indeed lower in cities, and I attempted to reflect this in my calculation. However, if someone has more accurate data, I would be happy to update my calculations. Designing an experiment around death is extremely challenging because it requires 200 times more area to achieve the same statistical power.
This looks like excellent work, a very logical intervention and where you’ve put a lot of effort into putting together the data to attract serious funding for a scale-up.
One thing I would like to know: in urban areas, I presume access to medical care is higher, and so I am wondering whether the death rate, as well as incidence, may be lower. I see that you achieved a 52% reduction in cases, and I am wondering if you have data, or will be gathering data, on the effect on deaths due to malaria?
That’s a valid point. Morbidity and mortality rates are indeed lower in cities, and I attempted to reflect this in my calculation. However, if someone has more accurate data, I would be happy to update my calculations. Designing an experiment around death is extremely challenging because it requires 200 times more area to achieve the same statistical power.
That makes sense! Thank you.