High prevalence and risk factors associated with asymptomatic malaria among children in Nkwen village, Northwest Region, Cameroon.

The high rate of asymptomatic malaria in this study is a significant problem and may jeopardize the current malaria control effort. Personal and house-level risk factors were linked with asymptomatic malaria. Therefore, it should be considered when evaluating and restructuring more successful malaria elimination tactics to accomplish the intended goals of malaria control.