Table 2.

Comparison of studied factors between P. falciparum- HIV positive and P. falciparum-HIV negative individuals.

	PLHIV	HIV-Negative participants	P
Median age [IQR] years	42.5 [37.8–50.0]	26.3 [20.0–36.8]	<0.01
Age groups, n (%)
<25 years	9 (14.8)	44 (50.0)	<0.01
25–54 years	43 (70.5)	35 (39.8)	<0.01
≥55 years	12 (19.7)	9 (10.2)	0.10
Median parasitemia [IQR]p/µL	117 [14.0–1069]	1221 [63.0–7662]	<0.01
Sex, n (%)
Female	43 (70.5)	54 (58.7)	0.40
Male	18 (28.5)	38 (41.3)	0.09
Marital status, n (%)
Single	26 (61.9)	8 (61.5)	0.76
Married	5 (38.5)	16 (38.1)	0.99
Education level, n (%)
None or primary	10 (24.4)	3 (23.1)	0.78
Secondary	20 (48.8)	10 (76.9)	0.07
High	11 (26.8)	0 (0.0)	–
Bednet use, n (%)
Yes	20 (52.6)	16 (34.0)	0.08
No	18 (47.4)	31 (66.0)	0.08
Previous antimalarial treatment
Yes	3 (6.4)	6 (17.6)	0.21
No	44 (93.6)	28 (83.4)	0.22