Table 3.

Prevalence of malaria infection in relation to age in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria.

Age range	Number examined	Number positive	Prevalence (%)
0–24 days	105	16	15.24
1–11 months	992	654	65.93
12–59 months	2197	1646	74.92
5–9 years	1743	1081	62.02
10–19 years	1778	1205	67.77
20–40 years	2626	1950	74.26
>40 years	1957	1157	59.12
Total	11398	7709	67.64

Chi-square (χ²) = 42.00; df = 6; p value = 0.227; Phi = 0.227; Cramer′s V = 0.227.