ArticleJournal of tropical medicine2021
Asymptomatic Malaria and Helminths Coinfection and Its Association with Anemia among Primary School Children in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Prevalence and determinants of asymptomatic malaria infection among schoolchildren in Africa: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- The Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Barriers to Elimination and Prevention.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Pooled it
- Reduction in Asymptomatic falciparum malaria infection amongst schoolchildren in three ecological zones of Ghana between 2017 and 2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Malaria and soil transmitted helminth infection and associated factors among pregnant women attending public health facilities in Dilla town, South Ethiopia: cross sectional study design.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Molecular mechanisms of co-infections.EMBO reports · 2025Review
- Evidence of Submicroscopic Malaria Parasitemia, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and Their Coinfections Among Forest-Fringed Orang Asli Communities in Peninsular Malaysia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Prevalence of malaria, anemia and associated factors among school children in Hawassa city, Sidama, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- Asymptomatic Malaria Infection and Hidden Parasitic Burden in Gabonese Schoolchildren: Unveiling Silent Co-Infections in Rural and Urban Settings.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Breath Biomarkers of Pediatric Malaria: Reproducibility and Response to Antimalarial Therapy.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Incidence of Helminthic and Viral Coinfections in Malaria Patients in the Tertiary Care Hospital Setup.Journal of tropical medicine · 2024Article
- AsymptomaticJournal of tropical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAsymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection occurs mainly in the tropics and subtropics where poverty and sanitary practice favor its high prevalence. In the tropics, where malaria is endemic, helminths also thrive resulting in coinfection. This study aimed to access the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection and its contribution for anemia in primary school children of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
resultA total of 413 primary school children aged 6 to 16 years (mean age ± SD: 10.7 ± 2.64years) were enrolled in the study. 159 (38.5%) of school children were infected with at least one of the parasitic diseases. The overall prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and intestinal helminths was 46 (11.1%) and 113 (27.3%) respectively. Asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection was 29 (7%). Total of 39.1% of asymptomatic malaria-infected school children were anemic, which is statistically significant (
conclusionAsymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection affects the health status of considerable number of primary school children in the study area. Therefore, simultaneous combat against the two parasitic infections is crucial to improve health of the school children.
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