Background: Malaria is a major public health problem which still result in illness and deathrndespite appropriate intervention measures being taken. Malaria can be either asymptomatic orrnsymptomatic so, identification of such infections are very important to control malaria.rnObjective: To assess the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria infections andrnits associated risk factors in Debre Elias district communities, Northwest Ethiopia.rnMethod: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from 01 May to 30 June 2018rnamong selected Kebeles in Debre Elias district. A multi-stage sampling technique was carriedrnout to select representative households. A total of 440 individuals were randomly selected fromrn440 households. Malaria prevalence was determined by using both light microscopy andrnCareStartTM Malaria HRP2/pLDH (Pf/Pv) Combo (RDT) test. Associated factors were assessedrnby using structured questionnaires. Data entry and analysis was done by Epi info 3.1 and SPSSrnversion 23, respectively. The association between dependent and independent variables werernexplored by using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression. Statistically significantrnassociation was declared at P-value of < 0.05.rnResults: A total of 440 individuals were included out of which 333 were asymptomatic and 107rnwere symptomatic. From 333 asymptomatic participants, n=16 (4.8%, 95% CI=2.6-7.3) andrnn=14 (4.2%, 95% CI=2.1-6.5) were positive for malaria infection by RDT and light microscopy,rnrespectively. Similarly, from 107 symptomatic individuals the prevalence of malaria was n=8rn(7.5%, 95% CI=2.8-12.6) by both RDT and light microscopy. Overall prevalence of malaria wasrnn=22 (5%, 95% CI=3-7) by light microscopy with the majority of infection (59.1%) caused byrnP. falciparum. Utilization of ITN occasionally [AOR=4.51 (95% CI=1.21-16.79), not using ITNrn[AOR=5.47 (95% CI=1.04-28.5)], house with eave [AOR=3.35(95% CI=1.02-10.93)], previousrnhistory of malaria infection and family history of malaria infection [AOR=3.87 (95% CI=1.10-rn13.61)] were identified as a risk factor for malaria infection in the study area (P