| high malaria prevalence among schoolchildren on kome island, tanzania. | in order to determine the status of malaria among schoolchildren on kome island (lake victoria), near mwanza, tanzania, a total of 244 schoolchildren in 10 primary schools were subjected to a blood survey using the fingerprick method. the subjected schoolchildren were 123 boys and 121 girls who were 6-8 years of age. only 1 blood smear was prepared for each child. the overall prevalence of malaria was 38.1% (93 positives), and sex difference was not remarkable. however, the positive rate was the ... | 2015 | 26537036 |