Table 1.
Patient’s baseline characteristics
| Male | Female | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soil-borne helminths | 30 (12.5%) | 33 (13.8%) | 63 (26.3%) | 0.539 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 38 (39.6%) | 34 (35.4%) | 72 (75.0%) | |
| Hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus) | 13 (13.5%) | 7 (7.3%) | 20 (20.8%) | |
| Trichuris trichiura | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Mixed infections (Ascaris lumbricoides + Hookworms) | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.2%) | 4 (4.2%) | |
| Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia | 28 (11.7%) | 27 (11.3%) | 55 (22.9%) | 0.362 |
| Low | 42 (47.7%) | 34 (38.6%) | 76 (86.4%) | |
| Moderate | 3 (3.4%) | 5 (5.7%) | 8 (9.1%) | |
| Severe | 4 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (4.5%) | |
| Co-infections | 21 (8.8%) | 12 (5.0%) | 33 (13.8%) | 0.479 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides + Plasmodium falciparum | 15 (42.3%) | 11 (36.5%) | 26 (78.8%) | |
| Hookworms + Plasmodium falciparum | 6 (14.3%) | 1 (6.9%) | 7 (21.2%) |
Low (1–10 parasites per 100 thick film fields), Moderate (11–100 parasites per 100 thick film fields), Severe (1–10 parasites per each thick film field)