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. 2019 Mar 18;13(3):e0007137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007137

Table 2. Containers prospected per site in Cameroon, mid-March to August 2017.

Location Used tires
n (%)
Tires on well n (%) Water storage
n (%)
Discarded tanks
n (%)
Natural
n (%)
Miscellaneous
n (%)
Total
n (%)
Maroua 72 (43.1) 0 (NC) 2 (50.0) 1 (100) 0 (NC) 2 (50) 77 (44.2)
Garoua 136 (27.2) 0 (NC) 2 (50) 2 (100) 0 (NC) 3 (33.3) 143 (29.4)
Mbe 22 (22.7) 0 (NC) 5 (20) 7 (100) 2 (50) 0 (NC) 36 (38.9)
Meiganga 54 (27.8) 0 (NC) 38 (5.3) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 9 (44.4) 99 (21.2)
Banyo 68 (14.7) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 4 (25) 0 (NC) 7 (100) 79 (22.8)
Mayo-Darle 119 (13.4) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 1 (100) 120 (14.2)
Bankim 150 (24.7) 8 (87.5) 0 (NC) 4 (50) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 162 (28.4)
Ngaoundere downtown 73 (42.8) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 19 (10.5) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 92 (35.9)
Ngaoundere suburban 43 (27.9) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 3 (66.7) 0 (NC) 7 (100) 53 (39.6)
Tibati downtown 153 (28.8) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 4 (50) 0 (NC) 7 (42.9) 164 (29.9)
Tibati suburban 71 (35.2) 12 (58.3) 0 (NC) 23 39.1) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 108 (37.9)
Foumban downtown 113 (20.4) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 9 (66.7) 0 (NC) 6 (66.7) 128 (25.8)
Foumban suburban 85 (23.5) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 1 (0) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 86 (23.3)
Bafoussam downtown 358 (2.2) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (NC) 3 (0) 365 (2.2)
Bafoussam suburban 237 (10.6) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 3 (0) 240 (10.4)
Bafang downtown 33 (54.5) 4 (100) 0 (NC) 3 (0) 0 (NC) 1 (0) 41 (53.6)
Bafang suburban 6 (66.7) 0 (NC) 8 (12.5) 9 (11.1) 0 (NC) 20 (25) 43 (25.6)
Bamenda downtown 241 (9.1) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 1 (0) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 244 (9.0)
Bamenda suburban 98 (15.3) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 98 (15.3)
Bafia downtown 82 (26.8) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 0 (NC) 1 (0) 85 (25.9)
Bafia suburban 68 (8.8) 0 (NC) 4 (0) 30 (13.3) 1 (100) 27 (0) 130 (8.4)
Mbalmayo downtown 36 (22.2) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 1 (100) 36 (25.0)
Mbalmayo suburban 65 (58.5) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 65 (58.5)
Akonolinga suburban 31 (22.6) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 3 (100) 0 (NC) 12 (66.7) 46 (39.1)
Ebolowa downtown 57 (52.6) 0 (NC) 1 (100) 2 (50) 0 (NC) 2 (50) 62 (53.2)
Ebolowa suburban 37 (59.5) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 4 (25) 2 (0) 12 (41.7) 55 (50.9)
Sangmelima downtown 64 (46.9) 0 (NC) 1 (100) 3 (100) 0 (NC) 4 (75) 72 (51.4)
Sangmelima suburban 15 (33.3) 0 (NC) 5 (60) 6 (50) 0 (NC) 12 (50) 36 (52.8)
Garoua-Boulai downtown 117 (25.6) 2 (50) 1 (100) 1 (0) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 123 (26.01)
Garoua-Boulai suburban 2 (100) 17 (47.05) 0 (NC) 12 (8.3) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 31 (35.5)
Bertoua downtown 62 (61.3) 2 (50) 0 (NC) 2 (50) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 66 (60.6)
Bertoua suburban 56 (42.9) 6 (33.3) 0 (NC) 1 (0) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 63 (41.)3
Abong-Mbang 31 (58.1) 1 (100) 0 (NC) 3 (0) 3 (100) 1 (100) 39 (59.0)
Kumba downtown 35 (25.7) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 7 (57.1) 0 (NC) 3 (33.3) 45 (33.3)
Kumba suburban 20 (55.0) 1 (100) 3 (33.3) 4 (25.0) 1 (0) 7 (42.9) 36 (47.2)
Limbe downtown 40 (65.0) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 40 (65.0)
Limbe suburban 95 (47.4) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 2 (100) 97 (48.5)
Buea downtown 88 (23.9) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 0 (NC) 3 (0) 93 (22.6)
Buea suburban 100 (26.0) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 100 (26.0)
Melong downtown 70 (34.3) 2 (50) 2 (0) 5 (20) 0 (NC) 11 (63.6) 90 (36.7)
Melong suburban 52 (32.7) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 2 (0) 0 (NC) 21 (14.3) 75 (26.7)
Douala downtown 36 (91.7) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 36 (91.7)
Douala suburban 100 (26) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 1 (100) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 101 (26.73)
Edea downtown 24 (87.5) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 24 (87.5)
Edea suburban 30 (36.66) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 0 (NC) 30 (30.66)
Total 3,545 (26.5) 40 (82.5) 63 (19.04) 176 (31.8) 9 (55.6) 188 (39.4) 4,054 (27.2)

N, number of containers found with water; (%), the percentage of positive containers; NC, not computed.