Table 2.
Malaria parasitaemia by region
| Characteristics | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashanti | B/Ahafo | Central | Eastern | G/Accra | Northern | U/East | U/West | Volta | Western | Overall | ||||||||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Parasite positivity rates | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| mRDT | 2031 | 37.9 | 2143 | 41.5 | 1446 | 38.2 | 1793 | 36.4 | 2215 | 21.4 | 2186 | 30.7 | 1744 | 21.4 | 2155 | 32.2 | 1698 | 32.4 | 1991 | 32.3 | 19,402 | 32.3 |
| Microscopy | 1907 | 23.4 | 2047 | 17.0 | 1377 | 22.7 | 1789 | 8.0 | 2137 | 10.3 | 2123 | 19.5 | 1711 | 10.9 | 1971 | 15.9 | 1648 | 18.3 | 1906 | 15.7 | 18,616 | 16.0 |
| Parasite density (per μL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| < 200 | 446 | 2.2 | 348 | 0.3 | 313 | 5.1 | 144 | 0.0 | 220 | 0.5 | 413 | 2.7 | 186 | 2.7 | 313 | 0.0 | 302 | 2.6 | 299 | 0.7 | 2984 | 1.8 |
| 200–499 | 446 | 4.7 | 348 | 1.4 | 313 | 4.8 | 144 | 0.0 | 220 | 1.4 | 413 | 3.9 | 186 | 1.6 | 313 | 0.0 | 302 | 3.0 | 299 | 2.3 | 2984 | 2.6 |
| 500–999 | 446 | 4.5 | 348 | 0.6 | 313 | 4.8 | 144 | 0.0 | 220 | 5.0 | 413 | 4.4 | 186 | 1.1 | 313 | 1.6 | 302 | 2.3 | 299 | 2.3 | 2984 | 2.9 |
| 1000–9999 | 446 | 23.3 | 348 | 18.1 | 313 | 29.4 | 144 | 18.8 | 220 | 30.0 | 413 | 21.3 | 186 | 15.6 | 313 | 9.3 | 302 | 22.5 | 299 | 20.4 | 2984 | 21.0 |
| 10,000–99,999 | 446 | 45.5 | 348 | 48.3 | 313 | 44.4 | 144 | 47.9 | 220 | 55.9 | 413 | 26.4 | 186 | 39.2 | 313 | 48.9 | 302 | 54.6 | 299 | 56.2 | 2984 | 45.9 |
| ≥ 100,000 | 446 | 19.7 | 348 | 31.3 | 313 | 11.5 | 144 | 33.3 | 220 | 7.3 | 413 | 41.4 | 186 | 39.8 | 313 | 40.3 | 302 | 14.9 | 299 | 18.1 | 2984 | 25.7 |
| aGMPD (per μL) (min, max) | 16,942 (34, 1,096,867) | 35,412 (159, 667,142) | 10,697 (16, 675,000) | 41,744 (1021, 662,500) | 13,176 (160, 278,058) | 28,856 (48, 965,000) | 39,667 (32, 1,037,500) | 57,739 (561, 1,625,000) | 19,312 (48, 588,000) | 22,843 (127, 1,030,000) | 24,314 (16, 1,625,000) | |||||||||||
| Type of malaria infection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pf | 446 | 99.3 | 348 | 99.4 | 313 | 99.0 | 144 | 97.9 | 220 | 99.5 | 413 | 97.1 | 186 | 99.5 | 313 | 97.1 | 302 | 92.4 | 299 | 99.0 | 2984 | 98.0 |
| Pm | 446 | 0.2 | 348 | 0.3 | 313 | 0.3 | 144 | 0.7 | 220 | 0.5 | 413 | 0.5 | 186 | 0.5 | 313 | 1.9 | 302 | 1.7 | 299 | 0.3 | 2984 | 0.7 |
| Po | 446 | 0.0 | 348 | 0.3 | 313 | 0.0 | 144 | 0.0 | 220 | 0.0 | 413 | 0.0 | 186 | 0.0 | 313 | 1.0 | 302 | 1.7 | 299 | 0.3 | 2984 | 0.3 |
| Pf + Pm | 446 | 0.4 | 348 | 0.0 | 313 | 0.6 | 144 | 0.0 | 220 | 0.0 | 413 | 2.4 | 186 | 0.0 | 313 | 0.0 | 302 | 1.3 | 299 | 0.3 | 2984 | 0.6 |
| Pf + Po | 446 | 0.0 | 348 | 0.0 | 313 | 0.0 | 144 | 1.4 | 220 | 0.0 | 413 | 0.0 | 186 | 0.0 | 313 | 0.0 | 302 | 3.0 | 299 | 0.0 | 2984 | 0.4 |
| Gametocytaemia | 1907 | 0.4 | 2047 | 0.3 | 1377 | 0.3 | 1789 | 0.0 | 2137 | 0.1 | 2123 | 0.4 | 1711 | 0.2 | 1971 | 0.0 | 1648 | 0.0 | 1906 | 0.2 | 18,616 | 0.2 |
aGeometric mean parasite density