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Table 2 Zonal presentation of parasite prevalence

From: Population structure and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in children with asymptomatic malaria living in different ecological zones of Ghana

 

Coastal

Forest

Sahel

 

Dry

Rainy

Dry

Rainy

Dry

Rainy

PCR (n/N)

24/116

44/207

70/117

127/216

50/188

146/324

%

20.7%

21.3%

59.8%

58.8%

26.6%

45.1%

Micro (n/N)

14/116

29/207

15/117

52/216

20/188

58/324

%

12.1%

14.0%

12.8%

24.1%

10.6%

17.9%

  1. Micro Microscopy; N Total number of children tested; n Number of parasite positive children. The numbers in the table represent exact counts. The Coastal zone was represented by samples from only Ada in the dry season as no samples were collected in Dodowa during the dry season. Coastal zone, Ada and Dodowa; Forest zone, Konongo; Sahel zone, Kumbungu and Tamale