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Table 2 Malaria parasite prevalence and density with respect to status of anaemia and severity in the study population

From: Malaria infection and anaemia in HIV-infected children in Mutengene, Southwest Cameroon: a cross sectional study

Characteristic/category

Number examined

Number positive for malaria (%)

OR (CI)

GMPD (range)

Anaemic status

 Non anaemic

118

28 (23.7)

Reference

164.5 (40–960)

 Anaemic

116

30 (25.9)

1.12 (0.62–2.03)

663.6 (40–24000)

 Level of significance

 

χ2 = 0.051, P =0.82

 

U = 288.0, P = 0.04*

Anaemia severity

 Mild

40

14 (35.0)

Reference

232.9 (40–5040)

 Moderate

66

16 (24.2)

0.59 (0.25–1.40)

1658.8 (40–24000)

 Severe

10

0 (0.0)

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0

 Level of significance

 

χ2 = 5.321, P = 0.07

 

U = 58.0, P = 0.03*

  1. *Statistically significant, CI Confidence Interval, −-- Statistic that could not be computed