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Table 1 Region, district, number of schools and children tested and read

From: A tuberculin skin test survey among Ghanaian school children

Region

District

Total no of schools

No of schools selected

Children with informed consent

Children tested

% tested

Children read

% read

Eastern

New Juaben

40

28

3333

3279

98. 4

3051

93. 0

Central

AAK

5

2

496

457

92. 1

387

84. 7

 

Cape Coast

40

22

3125

3036

97. 2

2815

92. 7

 

KEEA

7

4

653

636

97. 4

621

97. 6

Northern

Savlegu-Nanton

7

4

699

643

92. 0

625

97. 2

 

Tamale

25

14

2285

2085

91. 2

1973

94. 6

 

T-K

15

7

756

705

93. 3

673

95. 5

Western

Ahanta-East

35

18

3005

2822

93. 9

2699

95. 6

 

Ahanta-West

5

3

808

777

96. 2

576

74. 1

 

Wassa-West

10

6

1033

987

95. 5

889

90. 0

Upper-East

Bolga

15

7

840

799

95. 1

765

95. 7

Upper-West

Wa

7

4

647

638

98. 6

622

97. 5

Ashanti

AN

8

4

255

250

98. 0

240

96. 0

 

BAK

6

3

389

385

99. 0

382

99. 2

 

Ejisu-Juaben

5

2

139

137

98. 6

133

97. 0

 

Kumasi

55

27

2815

2678

95. 1

2407

89. 9

Greater-Accra

Accra

15

6

990

959

96. 9

895

93. 3

 

Dangme-East

7

3

197

179

90. 9

169

94. 4

 

Dangme-West

10

5

586

538

91. 8

472

87. 7

 

Ga

15

7

1012

933

92. 2

848

90. 9

 

Tema

6

3

715

677

94. 7

619

91. 4

Total

 

338

179

24,778

23,600

95. 2

21,861

92. 6

  1. AAK = Abura Asebu Kowmanse, KEEA = Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem, T-K = Tolon-Kumbungu
  2. AN = Atwima Nwobeagya, BAK = Bosumtwi Atwima Kwabianya