Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Malaria-Suspected Patients Attending Hamusit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Prevalence of malaria parasites among febrile patients attending Hamusit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, from February to March 2020.

		Total examined	Number positive	Prevalence (in %)
Cumulative	Overall prevalence		61	29.0
	P. falciparum only	210	41	19.5
	P. vivax only		10	4.8
	Mixed infection		10	4.8
Parasite stage detected	Trophozoite only		44	72.1
	Schizont only	61	1	1.6
	Gametocyte only		2	3.3
	More than 1 stage		14	23.0

Mixed infection; presence of both P. falciparum and P. vivax at the same time from a single participant.