Asymptomatic Malaria and Helminths Coinfection and Its Association with Anemia among Primary School Children in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

The prevalence of asymptomatic malaria among age and sex groups of primary school children in Gedeo zone, Ethiopia.

Variables		Asymptomatic malaria by microscopy N (%)
	Plasmodium falciparum	Plasmodium vivax	Mixed infection	Total
Age
5–9	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.7)	1 (0.2)	14 (3.4)
10–14	14 (3.4)	14 (3.4)	1 (0.2)	29 (7)
>15	1 (0.2)	2 (0.5)	0	3 (0.7)
Sex
M	9 (2.2)	11 (2.7)	1 (0.2)	21 (5.1)
F	12 (2.9)	12 (2.9)	1 (0.2)	25 (6)
Total	21 (5.1)	23 (5.6)	2 (0.4)	46 (11.1)