Table 1 Summary of parasitological surveys. Data in parentheses represent prevalences. Gametocyte carriers were detected among children aged between 5 and 11 after screening of their blood samples by direct microscopic visualisation of Plasmodium parasites on thick blood smears stained with 10Â % Giemsa. Plasmodium trophozoite density was determined using semi quantitative count (thick film) method
School | Number | TPF+ | TPF++ | TPF+++ | TPF++++ | Total tropozote | Gametocyte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
examined | carriers | carriers | |||||
Nkolyada | 74 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 38 (51.35) | 4 (5.41) |
Elig-Onana | 102 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 66 (64.71) | 9 (8.82) |
Okola G2 | 111 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 41 (36.94) | 7 (6.31) |
Zamengoé | 210 | 58 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 92 (43.81) | 24 (11.43) |
Nkolngock | 110 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 49 (44.54) | 12 (10.91) |
Ndangueng | 105 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 (33.33) | 8 (7.62) |
Mvoua | 140 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 60 (42.86) | 23 (16.43) |
Levalombédé | 239 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 52 (21.76) | 18 (7.53) |
Total | 1,091 | 231 | 152 | 44 | 6 | 433 (39.69) | 101 (9.26) |