Table 1 Geographical characteristics, malaria parasitaemia and clinical profile of the study sites in the Mount Cameroon area
Altitude | Site | Geographic coordinates | Locality | GMPDa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class | maslb | AP | UM | P value | |||
Low | 135 | Ombe Native | 4°06’N, 9°29’E | Rural | 9533 | 39175 | 0.029 |
197 | Mutengene | 4°08’N, 9°30’E | Semi-Rural | ||||
Interm-ediate | 385 | Mile 14 - Dibanda | 4°11’N, 9°30’E | Semi-Rural | 6000 | 21898 | <0.001 |
397 | Mile 15 - Buea | 4°11’N, 9°30’E | Semi-Rural | ||||
485 | Mile 16 - Bolifamba | 4°13’N, 9°30’E | Semi-Rural | ||||
533 | Muea | 4°17’N, 9°30’E | Semi-Rural | ||||
575 | Molyko | 4°15’N, 9°29’E | Semi-Urban | ||||
High | 636 | Tole | 4°11’N, 9°24’E | Rural | 5464 | 17300 | 0.002 |
771 | Soppo | 4°15’N, 9°25’E | Semi-Urban | ||||
976 | Buea Town | 4°16’N, 9°23’E | Semi-Urban | ||||
p value | 0.380 | 0.109 | |||||