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Table 2 Distribution of malaria cases by sex at Chagni health centre from September 2017-Feburary 2018

From: Malaria prevalence, knowledge, attitude, and practice among febrile patients attending Chagni health center, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Sex

Total cases examined

Slide positive No. (%)

P. falciparum No. (%)

P. vivax No. (%)

Mixed infection No. (%)

P-value

Male

2103

164 (55.4)

89 (54.3)

74 (45.1)

1 (0.6)

0.172

Female

1974

132 (44.6)

74 (56)

57 (43.2)

1 (0.8)

Total

4077

296 (100)

163 (55)

131 (44.3)

2 (0.7)