Table 2.

Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria by age groups among school children.

Infection	Number (%) infected
	6–10 yrs	11–15 yrs	Total	P value	χ 2
	N = 73	N = 312	N = 385
P.  falciparum	8 (11)∗	12 (3.8)	20 (5.2)	0.014	6.08
P.  vivax	3 (4.1)	3 (1.0)	6 (1.6)	0.051	3.82
Total	11 (15.1)	15 (4.8)	26 (6.8)	0.002	9.89

^*Figures in parentheses indicate percentages.