Transmission indices and microfilariae prevalence in human population prior to mass drug administration with ivermectin and albendazole in the Gomoa District of Ghana

Table 2 Community prevalence of lymphatic filariasis either using microscopy or immunochromatographic test kit

Study community	Microscopy								Immunochromatographic test kit
Study community	No. screened	Male ♂	Female ♀	No. positive ♂	No. positive ♀	Mf density range	Mean mf density	Mf prevalence (%)	No. screened	Male ♂	Female ♀	No. positive ♂	No. positive ♀	Mf prevalence (%)
Amanful	44	18	26	0	0	0	0	0	44	18	26	0	0	0
Ayesuano	52	34	18	1	0	60	60	1.92	52	34	18	4	0	7.69
Dago	442	216	226	14	7	10–5010	480	4.75	362	171	191	24	13	10.22
Fawomanyo	53	37	16	2	0	30–140	85	3.77	53	37	16	2	0	3.77
Hwida	100	53	47	11	1	10–3230	1118	12	100	53	47	17	5	22
Kyiren	120	41	79	0	0	0	0	0	120	41	79	0	0	0
Mampong	50	22	28	4	3	20–550	207	14	50	22	28	4	3	14
Obiri	80	43	37	0	0	0	0	0	80	43	37	2	1	3.75
TOTAL	941	464	477	32	11	0–5010	243.75	4.57	861	419	442	53	22	8.71

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