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Table 2 Malaria infection intensity by gender and age group

From: Co-infection of Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma mansoni is associated with anaemia

 

Light

Moderate

Heavy

p-value

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

Gender

 Male

18

36.7 (23.4–51.7)

10

20.4 (10.2–34.3)

21

42.9 (28.8–57.8)

0.065

 Female

21

44.7 (30.2–59.9)

16

34.0 (20.9–49.3)

10

21.3 (10.7–35.7)

Age group

 5–8 years

1

9.1 (0.2–41.3)

1

9.1 (0.2–41.3)

9

81.8 (48.2–97.7)

0.003

 9–12 years

24

41.4 (28.6–55.1)

16

27.6 (16.7–40.9)

18

31.0 (19.5–44.5)

 13–17 years

14

51.9 (31.9–71.3)

9

33.3 (16.5–54.0)

4

14.8 (4.2–33.7)

  1. Chi-square test (χ2) was used to compare the proportions of categorical variables
  2. n, number of participants; %, percentage; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
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