Table 5.
Prevalence of intestinal helminths among malaria positive and negative individuals
| Type of helminth infection |
Malaria infection |
߶ | OR (95% CI) # | P † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N=230) | No (N=223) | ||||
|
T. trichiura |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
119 (51.7) |
108 (48.4) |
0.308 |
1.361 (1.119,1.655) |
0.002 |
| No |
111 (48.3) |
115 (51.6) |
|
|
|
|
S. mansoni |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
52 (22.6) |
48 (21.5) |
0.129 |
1.137 (0.976,1.326) |
0.137 |
| No |
178 (77.4) |
175 (78.5) |
|
|
|
|
A. lumbricoides |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
98 (42.6) |
105 (47.1) |
0.137 |
1.147 (0.780,1.687) |
0.147 |
| No |
132 (57.4) |
118 (52.9) |
|
|
|
| Hookworm |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
23 (10) |
20 (9) |
0.083 |
1.086 (0.926,1.275) |
0.086 |
| No |
207 (90) |
203 (91) |
|
|
|
| Any helminth |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
154 (67) |
198 (88.8) |
0.402 |
0.669 (0.06,1.101) |
0.669 |
| No | 76 (33) | 25 (11.2) | |||
¶= Coefficient of regression; OR, Odds ratio; #CI, Confidence interval; †=P value.