Table 4.
Prevalence of parasitic infections, erythrocytes polymorphisms and malnutrition in each study arm
|
Anaemic group (n=176) |
Non anaemic group (n=176) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Number (%) | 95%CI | Number (%) | 95%CI | p value |
| Malaria parasitaemia |
9 (5.11) |
[2.34-9.70] |
2 (1.14) |
[0.13-4.10] |
0.03 |
| Intestinal parasite carriage |
42 (23.86) |
[17.19-32.26] |
55 (31.25) |
[23.54-40.67] |
0.12 |
| Parasite species |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Giardia intestinalis |
21 (11.93) |
[7.39-18.23] |
22 (12.50) |
[7.83-19.92] |
0.87 |
|
Entameaba coli |
26 (14.77) |
[9.65-21.64] |
35 (18.89) |
[13.81-27,65] |
0.20 |
|
Strongyloides stercoralis |
00 |
-- |
02 (1.14) |
[0.13-4.11] |
0.15 |
| Sickle cells |
|
|
|
|
|
| AS patients |
22 (12.57) |
[7.83-19.92] |
11 (6.25) |
[3.11-11.18] |
0.04 |
| SS patients |
07 (3.97) |
[1.59-8.19] |
03 (1.70) |
[0.35-4.98] |
0.19 |
| AC patients |
01 (0.57) |
[0.01-3.16] |
01 (0.57) |
[0.01-3.16] |
1 |
| Alpha thalassaemia (Hetero and homozygotes) |
48 (27.27) |
[20.11-36.16] |
30 (17.05) |
[11.50-24.33] |
0.02 |
| Heterozygotes Alpha thalassemia |
37 (21.02) |
[14.80-28.97] |
25 (14.20) |
[9.19-20.97] |
0.09 |
| Homozygotes Alpha thalassemia |
11 (6.25) |
[3.11-11.18] |
05 (2.84) |
[0.92-6.23] |
0.12 |
| G6PD (B) |
148 (84.09) |
[71.08-98.78] |
134(76.14) |
[63.79-90.17] |
0.06 |
| G6PD (A) |
3 (1.70) |
[0.35-4.98] |
4 (2.27) |
[0.61-5.81] |
0.70 |
| G6PD (A-) |
3 (1.70) |
[0.35-4.98] |
00 |
-- |
0.08 |
| Stunting |
91 (51.70) |
[41.62-63.48] |
45 (25.57) |
[18.64-34.21] |
0.001 |
| Underweight |
61 (34.66) |
[26.51-44.52] |
30 (17.05) |
[11.50-24.33] |
0.001 |
| Wasting | 15 (8.52) | [4.77-14.06] | 18 (10.23) | [6.06-16.16] | 0.58 |