_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: njawarwar@gmail.com; J. Appl. Life Sci. Int., vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 42-48, 2023 Journal of Applied Life Sciences International Volume 26, Issue 4, Page 42-48, 2023; Article no.JALSI.98358 ISSN: 2394-1103 Risk Factors of Malaria Infection among School-Aged Children in Rural- Urban Areas, Taraba State, Nigeria J. A. Njilmah a* , D. G. W. Chintem b , V. Y. Akwa c , D. A. Wanmi b , R. O. Iriekpen a , J. Jonathan d and T. J. Jerry a a Department of Biology, School of Sciences, College of Education, Zing, Nigeria. b Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Science, Taraba State Polytechnic, Jalingo, Nigeria. c Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Taraba State University Jalingo, Nigeria. d Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Authors JAN and DGWC designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors VYA, DAW and ROI managed the analyses of the study while authors JJ and TJJ compiled the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JALSI/2023/v26i4613 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/98358 Received: 29/03/2023 Accepted: 03/06/2023 Published: 21/07/2023 ABSTRACT Introduction: Malaria is a mosquito born infectious disease of human and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans belonging to the genus Plasmodium. Malaria parasite among school aged children is a disease that poses a great challenge to human health in Nigeria. Malaria contributes significantly to the burden of disease especially among children less than five years. Efforts aimed in controlling malaria, prevalence is still high. Study Design: This study was designed to investigate the risk factor associated with malaria infection among school aged children in Jalingo and Sardauna LGAs of Taraba State, Nigeria. Original Research Article