Table 1.
Prevalence of P. Falciparum infection among children in five primary schools in Volta Region
| Parameter | Malaria Positive | Malaria Negative | P value |
| Rapid Diagnostic Test | 305(55.45) | 245(44.55) | |
| Freetown (Ho municipality) | 60(48.00) | 65(52.00) | <0.001 |
| Davanu (Adaklu district) | 57(72.15) | 22(27.85) | |
| Afegame (Agotimeziope district) | 92(74.80) | 31(25.20) | |
| Kpetoe (Agotimeziope district) | 58(41.73) | 81(58.27) | |
| Dave (Adaklu district) | 38(45.24) | 46(54.76) | |
| Microscopy | 249(45.27) | 301(54.73) | |
| Freetown (Ho municipality) | 48(38.40) | 77(61.60) | 0.007 |
| Davanu (Adaklu district) | 36(45.57) | 43(54.43) | |
| Afegame (Agotimeziope district) | 73(59.35) | 50(40.65) | |
| Kpetoe (Agotimeziope district) | 54(38.85) | 85(61.15) | |
| Dave (Adaklu district) | 38(45.24) | 46(54.76) | |
Data is presented as frequency with corresponding percentage in parenthesis. p is significant at 0.05.