Asymptomatic Malaria and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Sanja Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria by age groups among school children.

Infection	Number (%) infected
	6–10 yrs	11–15 yrs	Total	value
	P.  falciparum	8 (11)*	12 (3.8)			20 (5.2)	0.014	6.08
P.  vivax	3 (4.1)	3 (1.0)	6 (1.6)	0.051	3.82
Total	11 (15.1)	15 (4.8)	26 (6.8)	0.002	9.89

Figures in parentheses indicate percentages.