The Impact of Cooperative Social Organization on Reducing the Prevalence of Malaria and Intestinal Parasite Infections in Awramba, a Rural Community in South Gondar, Ethiopia

Table 3

Prevalence of anemia among different age groups of Awramba and its neighboring communities in Fogera Woreda, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia (November 2010–April 2011).

Age group (years)	Study communities	Participants examined	Anemic study participants (%)	value
1–5	Awramba	17	4 (23.5)	(0.61)
	Neighboring	50	15 (30.0)
6–15	Awramba	99	21 (21.2)	(0.05)
	Neighboring	31	12 (38.7)
>15	Awramba	80	12 (15)	(0.15)
	Neighboring	115	27 (23.4)
Total	Awramba	196	37 (18.9)	(0.04)*
	Neighboring	196	54 (27.6)

*Significant difference ( < 0.05).
value: comparing prevalence between the two study sites.