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Districts were further classified into four groups based on the combination of their baseline <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LF<\/jats:styled-content> prevalence and multiple intervention score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The district\u2010 and subdistrict\u2010level <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MISM<\/jats:styled-content>s highlighted specific areas that have received high and low coverage of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LF<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010impacting interventions. High coverage areas included the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LF<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010onchocerciasis endemic areas in the southern region of the country and areas along the shores of Lake Malawi, where malaria vector control had been prioritised. 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