Table 1

The population samples interviewed in eight districts (IUs) with a comparison of the observed and reported drug coverage in the independent evaluation of the July 2003 national MDA.



Population sample interviewed






Province
 District (IU)
 District Population (Millions)†
 No of people
 % District Population
 % Observed drug coverage
 % Reported drug coverage*
 P value
Southern
 Hambantota
 0.53
 490
 0.09
 96.3
 93.0
 0.30

Matara
 0.76
 478
 0.06
 81.8
 87.0
 0.31

Galle
 0.99
 470
 0.05
 80.2
 83.0
 0.61
Western
 Kalutara
 1.06
 497
 0.05
 91.8
 89.0
 0.50

Colombo
 1.86
 475
 0.03
 64.4
 88.7
 P < 0.001

Gampaha
 2.07
 510
 0.02
 70.6
 84.5
 0.02
North Western
 Kurunegala
 1.45
 477
 0.03
 89.5
 82.0
 0.13

Puttalam
 0.71
 478
 0.07
 94.8
 85.0
 0.02
Colombo Municipality
0.38
 483
 0.13
 46.6
 88.7
 P < 0.001
Total
9.80
 4358
 0.04
 79.6
 86.8
 0.17

† Census of Population and Housing-2001, Department of Census and Statistics, Government of Sri Lanka, 2003.

* Source: Courtesy Programme Manager, National PELF.

Weerasooriya et al. Filaria Journal 2007 6:11   doi:10.1186/1475-2883-6-11