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. 2017 Jan 11;2017:6173465. doi: 10.1155/2017/6173465

Table 5.

Association between S. haematobium intensity, P. falciparum infection, and mean (±SD) haemoglobin levels and anaemia severity.

S. haematobium egg intensity P. falciparum infection status N Mean (±SD)
Hb levels
Anaemia severity (% (n))
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)

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)

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)

Significance level F = 12.40; P < 0.001

Analysis of variance test (ANOVA).

&Pearson Chi-Square test.