Parameter | Asymptomatic malaria | p value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
N | % | N | % | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Male | 1669 | 72.5 | 633 | 27.5 |  |
 Female | 1986 | 76.7 | 603 | 23.3 |  |
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.019 |
 6 to 8 | 962 | 77.2 | 284 | 22.8 |  |
 9 to 11 | 1396 | 75.0 | 466 | 25.0 |  |
 12 to 14 | 1293 | 72.7 | 485 | 27.3 |  |
Anaemia |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Non anaemic (≥11) | 3193 | 76.8 | 965 | 23.2 |  |
 Anaemic (< 11) | 414 | 61.7 | 257 | 38.3 |  |
Stunted growth |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Normal | 3295 | 75.8 | 1053 | 24.2 |  |
 Stunted | 361 | 66.2 | 184 | 33.8 |  |
Study site | |||||
 Begoro | 1758 | 73.4 | 636 | 26.6 | 0.04 |
 Cape Coast | 1898 | 76.0 | 600 | 24.0 |  |