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Table 2 Anaemia prevalence in the various categories of children with P. falciparum infection

From: A longitudinal study on anaemia in children with Plasmodium falciparuminfection in the Mount Cameroon region: prevalence, risk factors and perceptions by caregivers

Description

N

Anaemia prevalence in % (n)

Level of significance

Sex

Female

162

79.0 (128)

χ2 = 0.34

Male

189

81.5 (154)

P = 0.56

Age group

≤ 5 years

180

87.2 (157)

χ2 = 11.07

> 5 years

171

73.1 (125)

P = 0.001b

Malaria status

Clinical malaria

186

83.3 (155)

χ2 = 2.24

Asymptomatic

165

77.0 (127)

P = 0.09

Pyrexia category

Normal (Temp. ≤ 37.4°C)

248

76.6 (190)

χ2 = 7.98

Mild pyrexia (Temp. 37.5 - 38.9°C)

96

88.5 (85)

P = 0.02a

Hyper pyrexia (Temp ≥ 39°C)

7

100 (7)

Parasite density category

Parasite /μl of blood ≤ 5000

309

79.6 (246)

χ2 = 0.87

Parasite /μl of blood > 5000

42

85.6 (36)

P = 0.35

Gametocytaemia

Positive

105

86.7 (91)

χ2 = 3.8

Negative

246

77.6 (191)

P = 0.05

Spleen size

Enlarged

88

92.0 (81)

χ2 = 10.19

Normal

263

76.4 (201)

P = 0.001b

History of fever

≥ 2 days

66

90.9 (60)

χ2 = 5.75

< 2 days

76

77.6 (59)

P = 0.06

No fever

209

78.0 (163)

Helminth status

Positive

196

83.7 (164)

χ2 = 0.26

Negative

155

80.6 (125)

P = 0.61

Nutritional status

Malnourished

82

82.9 (68)

χ2 = 0.45

 

Normal

269

79.6 (214)

P = 0.50

  1. a significant at P < 0.05 level, b significant at P < 0.01 level.