TABLE 2.
Region | Soil samples (n = 2009)
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No. positive | Total no. | % | |
Central | 120 | 485 | 24.7 |
Northeast | 12 | 270 | 4.4 |
Northwest | 85 | 283 | 30.0 |
South | 72 | 490 | 14.7 |
West | 183 | 481 | 38.0 |
Total | 472 | 2,009 | 23.5 |
Differences in the prevalence values for BTPC among the regions were significant (P < 0.001).