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

Table 3

Prevalence of intestinal helminths among age and sex groups of primary school children in Gedeo zone, Ethiopia.

	Prevalence of helminths N (%)					Total	value
	Ascaris lumbricoides	Tricuris tricura	Hook worm	H. nana	Taenia spp.
Sex
M	41 (9.9)	4 (1)	6 (1.5)	7 (1.7)	1 (0.2)	59 (14.3)	0.194
F	36 (8.7)	4 (1)	9 (2.1)	5 (1.2)	0	54 (13.1)
Age
5–9	14 (3.4)	0	5 (1.2)	1 (0.2)	0	20 (4.8)	0.012
10–14	57 (13.8)	8 (2)	10 (2.4)	9 (2.1)	1 (0.2)	85 (20.5)
>15	6 (1.4)	0	0	2 (0.5)	0	8 (1.93)
Total	77 (18.6)	8 (2)	15 (3.6)	12 (2.9)	1 (0.2)	113 (27.6)