Observations on prevalence of malaria in primary school children of Mardan division

A survey of malaria was conducted in 1990 for the prevalence of malaria in primary school children of Mardan Division [N.W.F.P.]. The overall incidence was 18.21% while benign tertian malaria was 14.63%, malignant tertian 2.66% and mixed infection 0.92%. The study of haemoglobin showed deficiency of Hb in infected children as compared to non-infected ones