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

Table 5

Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection among the age and sex group of primary school children in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Variables	Asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection by age and sex, N (%)
	AL + PF	AL + PV	HW + PF	HW + PV	PV + Taenia	Total
Age
5–9	1 (3.45)	3 (10.3)	1 (3.45)	1 (3.54)	1 (3.45)	7 (24)
10–14	6 (20.6)	6 (20.6)	3 (10.3)	5 (17.2)	0	20 (69)
>15	1 (3.45)	1 (3.45)	0	0	0	2 (7)
Sex
M	2 (6.9)	4 (13.8)	1 (3.45)	3 (10.34)	1 (3.45)	11 (38)
F	6 (20.7)	6 (20.7)	3 (10.3)	3 (10.34)		18 (62)
Total	8 (27.5)	10 (34.5)	4 (13.8)	6 (20.7)	1 (3.45)	29 (100)

PF = P. falciparum; PV = P. vivax; HW = Hook worm; AL = Ascaris lumbricoides.