Prevalence of Malaria from Blood Smears Examination: A Seven-Year Retrospective Study from Metema Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Slide positive rate of malaria at different seasons in patients who attended at Metema Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2006–2012.

Seasons	No. screened	Positive	Percentage (%)	𝑃 value
Spring (Sep–Nov)	15039	3118	20.7	0.001
Winter (Dec–Feb)	13310	2130	16
Autumn (Mar–May)	13095	1853	14.2
Summer (Jun–Aug)	14389	2385	16.6