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Table 2 Summary results of annual MDA carried out for onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone 2005–2009a

From: Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone

Districts

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Total pop

Eligible popb

No. treated

Epi/Prog Coveragec

Total pop

Eligible pop

No. treated

Epi/Prog Coverage

Total pop

Eligible pop

No. treated

Epi/Prog Coverage

Total pop

Eligible pop

No. treated

Epi/Prog Coverage

Total pop

Eligible pop

No. treated

Epi/Prog Coverage

Bo

251 523

201 218

193 861

77.1/96.3

257 444

205 955

181 006

70.3/87.9

308 371

246 697

219 651

71.2/89

333 941

267 153

235 427

70.5/88.1

363 824

291 059

268 222

73.7/92.2

Bombali

246 383

197 106

170 035

69/86.3

252 183

201 746

178 195

70.7/88.3

260 993

208 794

197 105

75.5/94.4

282 856

226 285

209 378

74/92.5

395 820

316 656

303 593

76.7/95.9

Bonthe

49 533

39 626

32 347

65.3/81.6

50 699

40 559

40 367

79.6/99.5

56 038

44 830

43 493

77.6/97

90 108

72 086

59 373

65.9/82.4

95 125

76 100

70 821

74.5/93.1

Kailahun

223 499

178 800

91 874

41.1/51.4

228 761

183 009

167 859

73.4/91.7

233 489

186 791

177 950

76.2/95.3

285 580

228 464

210 281

73.6/92

249 476

199 581

193 931

77.7/97.2

Kambia

99 961

8,4967

84 914

84.9/99.9

102 314

86 967

85 622

83.7/98.5

105 985

84 788

82 802

78.1/97.7

128 253

102 602

95 393

74.4/93

125 875

100 700

84 244

66.9/83.7

Kenema

212 541

170 033

117 021

55.1/68.8

217 545

174 036

171 765

79/98.7

218 823

175 058

164 789

75.3/94.1

287 569

230 055

210 935

73.4/91.7

229 661

183 729

172 236

75/93.7

Koinadugu

138 800

111 040

85 785

61.8/77.3

142 068

113 654

101 258

71.3/89.1

139 827

111 862

105 067

75.1/93.9

191 971

153 577

141 749

73.8/92.3

196 270

157 016

142 405

72.6/90.7

Kono

173 782

139 026

108 005

62.1/77.7

177 873

142 298

131 556

74/92.5

172 851

138 281

135 745

78.5/98.2

176 463

141 170

127 063

72/90

124 506

99 605

93 520

75.1/93.9

Moyamba

188 327

150 661

101 658

54/67.5

192 760

154 208

140 934

73.1/91.4

200 854

160 683

149 242

74.3/92.9

211 392

169 114

162 675

77/96.2

202 934

162 347

156 181

77/96.2

Port Loko

168 432

143 167

139 170

82.6/97.2

172 397

137 918

134 917

78.3/97.8

204 840

163 872

157 423

76.9/96.1

159 189

127 351

106 236

66.7/83.4

219 115

175 292

156 077

71.2/89

Pujehun

150 508

120 406

91 277

60.6/75.8

154 051

123 241

109 061

70.8/88.5

197 682

158 146

145 323

73.5/91.9

214 550

171 640

155 988

72.7/90.9

232 784

186 227

180 047

77.3/96.7

Tonkolili

236 038

188 831

101 379

43/53.7

241 595

193 276

184 953

76.6/95.7

252 833

202 266

192 167

76/95

258 792

207 034

177 206

68.5/85.6

340 078

272 062

256 268

75.4/94.2

TOTAL

2 139 327

1 724 882

1 317 326

61.6/76.4

2 189 690

1 756 868

1 627 493

74.3/92.6

2 352 586

1 882 069

1 770 757

75.3/94.1

2 620 664

2 096 531

1 891 704

72.2/90.2

2 775 468

2 220 374

2 077 545

74.9/93.6

  1. Notes: a Geographic coverage of meso- and hyper-endemic onchocerciasis communities was 100% over the 5 years in all 12 districts. b Eligible population represents the population aged 5 years and over. c Epidemiological coverage represents the percentage proportion (%) of the persons treated among the total population and program coverage represents the percentage proportion (%) of the persons treated among the eligible population