Table 5 The occurrence of diarrhea among the study participants stratified by ART status and IPI
Diarrhea status | n | Overall | Pre-ART | On-ART | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parasites present No (%) | Parasites absent No (%) | Parasites present No (%) | Parasites absent No (%) | Parasites present No (%) | Parasites absent No (%) | ||
Present | 118 | 103(87.3) | 15(12.7) | 25 (96.2) | 1(3.8) | 78(84.8) | 14(15.2) |
Absent | 182 | 145(79.7) | 37(20.3) | 21(80.8) | 5(19.2) | 124(79.5) | 32(20.5) |
Total | 300 | 248(82.6) | 52(17.3) | 46(88.5) | 6(11.5) | 204(81.6) | 46(18.4) |
χ2, P-value | χ2 = 2.88, p = 0.08 | χ2 = 3.015, p = 0.083 | χ2 = 1.074, p = 0.300 | ||||