Table 1. Overall prevalence of anemia in children with malaria, urinary schistosomiasis or concurrent infection in children from Hassoba and Hassoba Buri villages, Afar region, Ethiopia, Nov-Dec, 2008.
Hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) | Age (year) | No. of children | Hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) |
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Hb<7 | Hb<11 | Hb>11 | |||
Malaria | 9.67±3.24 | 24 | 1 (4.20%) | 7 (29.20%) | 16 (66.60%) |
Schistosomiasis | 10.77±2.73 | 95 | 0 (0.00%) | 37 (38.95%) | 58 (61.05%) |
Co-infected | 9.18±3.57 | 11 | 4 (36.36%) | 5 (45.46%) | 2 (18.18%) |
Values of age are shown in mean±SD.