Table 1 Prevalence of malaria among malaria suspected febrile patients who attended Dore Bafeno Health Center, southern Ethiopia, December 2010
From: Malaria and related outcomes in patients with intestinal helminths: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Number examined | P.falciparumpositive n (%) | P. vivaxpositive n (%) | P. falciparum&P. vivaxpositive n (%) | Total malaria positive n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  <5 | 255 | 28 (11.0) | 57 (22.4) | 3 (1.2) | 88 (34.5) |
  5–15 | 240 | 56 (23.3) | 39 (16.3) | 7 (2.9) | 102 (42.5) |
  >15 | 570 | 54 (9.5) | 58 (10.2) | 4 (0.7) | 116 (20.4) |
χ2 (p) |  | 36.12 (<0.001) | 26.35 (<0.001) | 9.69 (0.008) | 45.91 (<0.001) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Female | 522 | 64 (12.3) | 68 (13.0) | 8 (1.5) | 140 (26.8) |
  Male | 543 | 74 (13.6) | 86 (15.8) | 6 (1.1) | 166 (30.6) |
χ2 (p) |  | 0.73 (0.393) | 1.95 (0.162) | 0.26 (0.613) | 1.83 (0.176) |