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Table 5 Prevalence and odds ratio of growth restriction by parasite carriage

From: A prevalence survey of enteral parasites in preschool children in the Mangochi District of Malawi

 

Underweight

Stunting

Wasting

n

%

OR [95% CI]

p (Χ2)

N

%

OR [95% CI]

p (Χ2)

n

%

OR [95% CI]

p (Χ2)

Any Parasite

 Absent

14/91

15.4

1

0.223

45/91

49.5

1

 

5/91

5.4

1

 

 Present

4/49

8.2

0.49 [0.15–1.59]

22/49

44.9

0.83 [0.41–1.68]

0.607

2/49

4.1

0.73 [0.13–3.95]

0.714

Any Helminth

 absent

18/128

14.1

1

 

62/128

48.4

1

 

6/128

4.7

1

 

 Present

0/12

0

–

–

5/12

41.7

0.76 [0.22–2.53]

0.653

1/12

8.3

[0.20–16.94]

0.580

Any Protozoa

 absent

14/103

13.6

1

 

50/103

48.5

1

 

6/103

5.8

1

 

 Present

4/37

10.8

0.77 [0.24–2.52]

0.665

17/37

46.0

0.90 [0.42–1.92]

0.786

1/37

2.7

0.45 [0.05–3.91]

0.455

  1. Odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals of underweight, stunting and wasting as presence of absence of enteroparasite. P value calculated from Chi-squared
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