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. 2017 Nov 21;112(2):63–71. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2017.1401760

Table 3.

Malaria prevalence and parasite density among the PLHIV.

  INFECTED, % (n/N) P PARASITEMIA [IQR] P
Age   0.15   0.03
 <25 years 14.6 (6/41)   2810 [30–2577]  
 25–54 years 6.6 (43/652)   173 [44–1264]  
 ≥55 years 7.8 (12/153)   14 [7–36]  
Sex   0.50   <0.01
 Female 7.5 (43/570)   183 [21–1400]  
 Male 6.3 (18/286)   53 [8–234]  
Education level   0.67   0.03
 None or primary 7.1 (10/141)   5600 [5600–7700]  
 Secondary 5.1 (20/393)   53 [7–77]  
 High 5.9 (11/185)   7 [5–77]  
Bednet use   <0.01   0.08
 Yes 9.7 (20/207)   147 [12–1195]  
 No 4.1 (18/437)   77 [12–2345]  
Previous antimalarial treatment   0.72   0.04
 Yes 8.6 (3/35)   8 [4–23]  
 No 5.6 (44/779)   77 [14–1400]  
ART use   0.25  
 1st line 6.9 (40/576)   105 [14–764]  
 2nd line 1.6 (1/64)    
 No 6.9 (8/116)   112 [14–1508]  
Cotrimoxazole use   0.02   0.19
 Yes 4.1 (13/320)   70 [18–1332]  
 No 8.3 (43/515)   65 [14–764]  
Anemia   0.26   0.46
 Yes 5.3 (11/207)   147 [18–2345]  
 No 3.2 (9/277)   28 [18–92]  
CD4 cell (number/µL)   0.73   0.03
 <200 5.9 (9/153)   773 [14–5180]  
 200–499 4.6 (10/219)   219 [101–745]  
 ≥500 4.0 (6/149)   77 [45–705]  
*

Calculated among patients with available data (see Table 1).