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 |
> 5Â 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 |
< 2Â 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 |