Table 2 Anaemia among malaria infected study participants by age group, Wondo Genet, southern Ethiopia, 2009–2010
Age group of P. falciparum infected participants | Haemoglobin (g/dL), Mean (SD) | Status of anaemia | t-test | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaemic | Non-anaemic | ||||||
n (%) | mean (SD) | n (%) | mean (SD) | ||||
5- < 12, children (n = 56) | 11.46 (1.98) | 30 (53.57) | 9.91 (0.92) | 26 (46.43) | 26, 13.25 (1.18) | 11.87 | < 0.001 |
12–15, children (n = 23) | 10.89 (1.47) | 18 (78.26) | 10.26 (0.85) | 5 (21.74) | 13.14 (0.80) | 6.74 | < 0.001 |
> 15, non-pregnant women (n = 54) | 12.46 (1.73) | 16 (29.63) | 10.31 (0.94) | 38 (70.37) | 13.36 (1.05) | 10.03 | < 0.001 |
> 15, men (n = 72) | 12.87 (1.95) | 36 (50.00) | 11.39 (1.15) | 36 (50.00) | 14.34 (1.36) | 9.94 | < 0.001 |
Total = 205 | 12.15 (1.98) | 100 (48.78) | 10.57 (1.18) | 105 (51.22) | 13.66 (1.28) | 18.00 | < 0.001 |
P. vivax infected participants (n = 71) | 12.48 (1.43) | 28 (39.44) | 11.21 (0.99) | 43 (60.56) | 13.30 (1.02) | 8.54 | < 0.001 |