Table 2.

Zonal presentation of parasite prevalence

	Coastal		Forest		Sahel
	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy	Dry	Rainy
PCR (n/N)	24/116	44/207	70/117	127/216	50/188	146/324
%	20.7%	21.3%	59.8%	58.8%	26.6%	45.1%
Micro (n/N)	14/116	29/207	15/117	52/216	20/188	58/324
%	12.1%	14.0%	12.8%	24.1%	10.6%	17.9%

Micro Microscopy; N Total number of children tested; n Number of parasite positive children. The numbers in the table represent exact counts. The Coastal zone was represented by samples from only Ada in the dry season as no samples were collected in Dodowa during the dry season. Coastal zone, Ada and Dodowa; Forest zone, Konongo; Sahel zone, Kumbungu and Tamale