Table 3 Prevalence of malaria from the cross-sectional study in the two localities of Dembiya District (October-November, 2018)
From: Malaria prevalence and associated risk factors in Dembiya district, North-western Ethiopia
Number and proportions of microscopic malaria parasite positive blood samples | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study sites | Arebiya | Guramba Bata | ||||||||||
Age | No. examined | P.f (%) | P.v (%) | Mix (%) | Total +ve (%)a | Age | No. examined | P.f (%) | P.v (%) | Mix (%) | Total +ve(%)b | |
 < 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 5 | 24 | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.2) | |
 5–9 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5–9 | 63 | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | |
 10–14 | 74 | 1 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 10–14 | 57 | 0 | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 1 (1.8) | |
 ≥ 15 | 190 | 6 (3.2) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.6) | 11 (5.8) | ≥ 15 | 220 | 8 (3.6) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 11 (5) | |
 Total | 370 | 7(1.9) | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.8) | 12 (3.2) | Total | 365 | 10 (2.7) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 14 (3.8) | |
Number and proportions of microscopic malaria parasite positive blood samples | ||||||||||||
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Study sites | Arebiya | Guramba Bata | ||||||||||
Sex | No. examined | P.f (%) | P.v (%) | Mix (%) | Total +ve (%)c | Age | No. examined | P.f (%) | P.v (%) | Mix (%) | Total +ve (%)d | |
 Male | 200 | 6 (3) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.5) | 10 (5) | Male | 182 | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.5) | 8 (4.4) | |
 Female | 170 | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 2 (1.2) | Female | 183 | 6 (3.3) | 0 | 0 | 6 (3.3) | |
 Total | 370 | 7 (1.9) | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.8) | 12 (3.2) | Total | 365 | 10 (2.7) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 14 (3.8) | |