Research Article

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

Table 7

Prevalence of anemia among asymptomatic malaria, helminths, and coinfected primary school children in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Type of infectionAnemia
Absent (%)Present (%) valueTotal, N (%)

Asymptomatic malaria27 (60)18 (40)0.03745 (10.9)
Intestinal helminths95 (84)18 (15.9)0.58113 (27.4)
Coinfection17 (58.6)12 (41.3)0.00329 (7)