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. 2015 Nov 5;15:1099. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2462-2

Table 5.

Prevalence of anaemia and severity as affected by malaria parasite and nutritional status

Parameter	Malaria parasite status
	Positive			Negative
	Nutritional status			Nutritional status
	Malnourished	Normal	χ ²	Malnourished	Normal	χ ²
	% (n)	% (n)	P	% (n)	% (n)	P
N	41	119		62	227
Anaemia	43.9 (18)	40.3 (48)	0.16	30.6 (19)	18.5 (42)	4.31
Anaemia	43.9 (18)	40.3 (48)	0.69	30.6 (19)	18.5 (42)	0.04
Mild	39.0 (16)	35.3 (42)	0.36	17.7 (11)	16.7 (38)	15.50
Moderate	2.4 (1)	3.4 (4)	0.36	6.5 (4)	0.9 (2)	15.50
Severe	2.4 (1)	1.7 (2)	0.95	6.5 (4)	0.9 (2)	0.001
Non-anaemic	56.1 (23)	59.7 (71)	0.95	69.4 (43)	81.5 (185)	0.001