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Table 2 Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum carriage, based on thick blood films, among adults, according to the ecosystem

From: Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in asymptomatic rural Gabonese populations

Ecosystems

Villages surveyed

n

+

%

95% IC

p value

Total population

220

4342

269

6.2

5.5- 7.0

 

Lakeland

24

439

11

2.5

1.3- 4.6

 

Savannah

22

450

18

4

2.5- 6.4

0.0002

Forest

174

3453

240

7

6.1- 7.9

 

Grassland forest

62

918

100

10.9

9- 13.1

 

Mountain forest

22

399

14

3.5

1.9- 5.8

 

Interior forest

50

1313

89

6.8

5.5- 8.3

<0.0001

North-eastern forest

40

823

37

4.5

3.2- 6.2