Table 2.
Infection | Low WZS | LBW | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
No infection versus | ||||
Any type of infection | 0.54† | 0.33–0.92† | 0.24† | 0.13–0.42† |
HIV | 0.81 | 0.75–1.12 | 0.76 | 0.62–1.22 |
Malaria | 0.56 | 0.2–1.12‡ | 0.46† | 0.23–0.94† |
Filariasis | 0.43† | 0.23–0.78† | 0.28† | 0.12–0.62† |
Schistosomiasis | 0.67 | 0.37–1.23 | 0.47† | 0.22–0.99† |
Trichuriasis | 0.61 | 0.25–1.55 | 0.79 | 0.79–2.21 |
Hookworm | 0.44† | 0.23–0.81† | 0.33† | 0.14–0.72† |
Single or multiple helminths | 0.55† | 0.30–0.93† | 0.34† | 0.16–0.70† |
Coinfection with malaria and helminths | 0.53† | 0.29–0.99† | 0.45† | 0.21–0.98† |
WZS = weight-z-score; LBW = low birthweight; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.
P < 0.05.
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