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Table 4 Prevalence of anemia in the study subjects: stratification by age and presence of P. falciparum

From: Impact of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia on the imunohematological indices among school children and adolescents in a rural area highly endemic for Malaria in southern Mozambique

Characteristics

Definition of anemia, (g/dL) a

Anemic % (n)

p-value

Plasmodium falciparum status , 5.0 - 11.9 years old

<11.5

  

   Parasitized

 

67.2 (78/116)

 

   Non parasitized

 

44.1 (30/68)

0.002

Plasmodium falciparum status , 12.0 - 14.9 years old

<12.0

  

   Parasitized

 

57.7 (45/78)

 

   Non parasitized

 

44.4 (36/81)

0.095

  1. a – Source: WHO [18].