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This study aimed to access the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection and its contribution for anemia in primary school children of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 413 primary school children from February to April 2020. Finger-prick blood samples were used to determine asymptomatic malaria and hemoglobin concentrations. Stool samples were collected and processed through formalin-ether concentration techniques to detect the presence of intestinal helminths. Data were double entered into Epi Data version 3.1 software and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Pearson\u2019s chi-square and correlation analysis were performed as part of the statistical analyses. Result. A total of 413 primary school children aged 6 to 16 years (mean age\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD: 10.7\u2009\u00b1\u20092.64years) were enrolled in the study. 159 (38.5%) of school children were infected with at least one of the parasitic diseases. The overall prevalence of asymptomatic malaria and intestinal helminths was 46 (11.1%) and 113 (27.3%) respectively. Asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection was 29 (7%). Total of 39.1% of asymptomatic malaria-infected school children were anemic, which is statistically significant \n \n \n \n P<\/a:mi>\n <<\/a:mo>\n 0.05<\/a:mn>\n <\/a:mrow>\n <\/a:mfenced>\n <\/a:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>. 15.9% of helminths-infected school children were anemic, not statistically significant \n \n \n \n P<\/f:mi>\n ><\/f:mo>\n 0.05<\/f:mn>\n <\/f:mrow>\n <\/f:mfenced>\n <\/f:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>. The prevalence of anemia was 12 (41.3%) among coinfected students, which is statistically significant \n \n \n \n P<\/k:mi>\n <<\/k:mo>\n 0.005<\/k:mn>\n <\/k:mrow>\n <\/k:mfenced>\n <\/k:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>. Conclusion. Asymptomatic malaria and helminths coinfection affects the health status of considerable number of primary school children in the study area. 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