Synergetic Effects of Plasmodium, Hookworm, and Schistosoma mansoni Infections on Hemoglobin Level among Febrile School Age Children in Jawe Worda, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Distribution of plasmodium and helminths infection among school age children in Northwest Ethiopia, 2016.

Types of parasites		Age category				P-value
		6-8; (N, %)	9-11; (N, %)	12-14; (N, %)	Total; (N, %)
Plasmodium	Negative	37 (19.4)	49 (25.9)	104 (54.7)	190 (57.1)
	PF	34 (24.8)	39 (28.5)	64 (46.7)	137 (41.1)	0.83
	PV	0 (0.0)	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)	6 (1.8)
Helminths	Negative	62 (22.6)	76 (27.8)	136 (49.6)	274 (82.3)
	HW	7 (18.9)	7 (18.9)	23 (62.2)	37 (11.1)
	SM	0 (0.0)	4 (40)	6 (60)	10 (3.0)
	SM + HW	2 (16.7)	2 (16.7)	8 (66.6)	12 (3.6)
Total		71 (21.3)	89 (26.7)	173 (52)	333 (100)	0.34

HW: Hookworm, SM: S. mansoni, PF: P. falciparum, and PV: P. vivax.