Table 1

Participation rates by sex, and reported rates by village before and after screening

Participation rates in 15–39 age groupReported chlamydia rates/1000 population
Village*Male (%)Female (%)7/3/96–6/3/977/7/97–6/7/98
*Villages were paired as follows: 1 with 9, 2 with 12, 3 with 13, 4 with 11, 5 with 8, 7 with 10.
Intervention villages
    913/240 (5)28/265 (11)4331
    127/85 (8)28/65 (43)4927
    1326/45 (58)28/45 (62)5010
    1125/95 (26)67/110 (61)3318
    85/60 (8)5/60 (8)186
    1052/220 (24)69/175 (39)3335
Total183/1130 (16)315/1075 (29)3724
Comparison villages
    13118
    21552
    31514
    42344
    53127
    72716
Total2826