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Table 1 Frequency of habitat types and their contribution to total Anopheles mosquitoes sampled in Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Areas

From: Diversity in breeding sites and distribution of Anopheles mosquitoes in selected urban areas of southern Ghana

 

Frequency at sampling points n (%)

Contribution to total Anopheles mosquitoes sampled (%)

AMA

STMA

ALL

Puddles

8 (19.0)

36.9

16.4

28.6

Swamps

4 (9.5)

1.3

30.6

13.2

Paved drains

8 (19.0)

12.4

11.5

12.1

Unpaved drains

3 (7.1)

6.2

3.7

Ditches/dugouts

4 (9.5)

0.6

9.3

4.2

Construction sites

3 (7.1)

10.6

6.6

9.0

Urban farms

3 (7.1)

23.9

22.8

23.2

Streams/rivers

3 (7.1)

5.0

2.8

4.2

Others

5 (11.9)

3.1

1.9

  1. Abbreviations: AMA Accra Metropolitan Area, STMA Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area