Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluation of Indoor Residual Spraying for Visceral Leishmaniasis Control in the Indian Subcontinent: Application and Results

Table 5

Findings of outcome indicator: Sandfly density.

	Mean number P. argentipes			% reduction attributed*
	Intervention	Sentinel	Control	Intervention	Sentinel
Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali (India)
(i) Baseline	2.81	2.26	2.19	—	—
(ii) 2 weeks followup	0.24	2.43	2.54	−103.91	−7.96
(iii) 4 weeks followup	0.5	2.49	2.53	−94.31	−4.87
(iv) 5 months followup	1.15	1.83	2.06	−54.45	−13.27
Sunsari, Morang, Saptari (Nepal)
(i) Baseline	5.08	4.71	16.92	—	—
(ii) 2 weeks followup	0.27	0.19	15.92	−75.00	−74.73
(iii) 4 weeks followup	1.45	3.79	8.38	96.65	161.78
(iv) 5 months followup	2.21	1.56	7.67	125.59	129.51
Fulbaria (Bangladesh)
(i) Baseline	13.94	—	27.49	—	—
(ii) 2 weeks followup	—	—	—	—	—
(iii) 4 weeks followup	3.53	—	11.19	42.25	—
(iv) 5 months followup	2.64	—	15.99	1.43	—
Trishal (Bangladesh)
(i) Baseline	5.4	—	4.5	—	—
(ii) 2 weeks followup	—	—	—	—	—
(iii) 4 weeks followup	1.22	—	1.22	−16.67	—
(iv) 5 months followup	0.06	—	0.32	−21.48	—

*Note: negative and positive signs represent reduction and increment of P. argentipes after intervention, respectively.