Table 5. Prevalence of anaemia and STH infections among indigenous longhouse communities.
STH Infections | |||||||||||||
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Variables | N | A. lumbricoides | Hookworm | T. trichiura | |||||||||
n | % | 95% CI | p value | n | % | 95% CI | p value | n | % | 95% CI | P value | ||
Anaemia | 125 | 40 | 32.0 | 23.9–41.0 | 40 | 32.0 | 23.9–41.0 | 25 | 20.0 | 10.1–23.6 | |||
Non-anaemia | 216 | 43 | 19.9 | 14.8–25.9 | 0.012* | 35 | 16.2 | 11.6–21.8 | 0.001* | 24 | 11.1 | 7.3–16.1 | 0.024* |
N: Total number examined; n: Number positive;
*Significant association (p< 0.05)