Table 2.

Comparing Molecular (qPCR) with Thick blood film (TBF) microscopy of FTS positive individuals

Region	FTS + ve participants (*N)	qPCR		TBF (Microscopy)
		W. bancrofti N(%)	Loa loa + ve N(%)	W. bancrofti N(%)	Loa loa + ve N(%)
EAST	64	0	44 (68)	0	43 (67.2)
CENTER	92	0	48 (52.2)	0	46 (50)
SOUTH	23	0	12 (52.2)	0	14 (60.9)
LITTORAL	3	0	0 (0)	0	0
TOTAL	182	0	104 (57.1)	0	103 (56.6)
Mc Nemar test: p- value = 0.999

*N number