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KEYWORDS

• Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam

• Malaria

• Parasitological Investigation

• Prevalence ratio

• Socio-demographic data

AUTHORS' CONTRIBUTIONS
Delenasaw Yewhalaw conceptualized the study design, was involved in the coordi-
nation, supervision of data collection, data entry, cleaning, analysis, and drafted the
manuscript; Worku Legesse was involved in the design of the survey and reviewed the
manuscript; Wim Van Bortel contributed to the discussion and critically reviewed the
manuscript; Solomon Gebre-Selassie was involved in the supervision of the laboratory
work and in drafting the manuscript; Helmut Kloos contributed to the study design,
and reviewed the manuscript; Luc Duchateau was involved in the interpretation of
the statistical analysis and reviewed the manuscript; Niko Speybroeck performed the
statistical analysis, interpretation and was involved in drafting and revising the manu-
script. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to thank the parents and guardians of children for giving consent
to involve their children in the study. We are grateful to the peasant association lead-
ers and health workers in Kerssa, Tiro-Afeta and Omo-Nada districts for their co-
operation. Data collectors and laboratory technicians involved in the study are also
acknowledged. Financial support for the study was obtained from the Ethiopian Sci-
ence and Technology Commission, the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR), and
the Research and Publication Office of Jimma University.

COMPETING INTERESTS
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.