Table 2.

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

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