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Table 2 Multinomial logistic regression for P. falciparum and S. mansoni mono and co-infection with age and sex as independent variables, accounting for household effects

From: Concomitant Plasmodium falciparum and intestinal helminth infections in a rural community of southern Côte d’lvoire

 

Covariates

 

Sex

Age

Infection

Positive for infection (%)

RRR(CI95% Cl)b

P-value

RRR(CI95% Cl)b

P-value

P. f mono-infection**

140 (33.90)

1.2(0.71 ;2.02)

0.495

0.96(0.95;0.98)

<0.001

S.m mono-infection**

20 (4.84)

2.31 (1.21;4.40)

0.011

1.01(1.00;1.03)

0.102

P.f-S.m co-infection

35 (8.47)

1.77 (0.91 ;3.42)

0.092

0.99(0.98;1.01)

0.421

  1. b Relative risk ratio
  2. **People infected only with this parasite