Table 5.
S. haematobium egg intensity | P. falciparum infection status | N | Mean (±SD) Hb levels |
Anaemia severity (% (n)) | |||
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Mild | Moderate | Severe | &Significance level | ||||
Light | Positive | 14 | 7.8 ± 1.2 | 0 (0) | 50 (7) | 50 (7) | χ 2 = 29.71; P < 0.001 |
Negative | 50 | 9.4 ± 1.7 | 14 (7) | 72 (36) | 0 (0) | ||
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Heavy | Positive | 24 | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 0 (0) | 4.2 (1) | 95.8 (23) | χ 2 = 41.72; P < 0.001 |
Negative | 29 | 9.3 ± 1.3 | 6.9 (2) | 72.4 (21) | 6.9 (2) | ||
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Negative | Positive | 60 | 8.3 ± 1.5 | 16.7 (10) | 76.7 (46) | 0 (0) | χ 2 = 4.2; P = 0.122 |
Negative | 73 | 9.5 ± 1.5 | 19.2 (14) | 63.0 (46) | 0 (0) | ||
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∗Significance level | F = 12.40; P < 0.001 |
∗Analysis of variance test (ANOVA).
&Pearson Chi-Square test.