Table 2 Differences in socio-demographic variables and stress determinants among infection groups
Category | Sub-category | Infection status | (X2), *p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Un-infected n (%) | P. falciparum mono-infection n (%) | HBV mono-infection n (%) | Co-infected n (%) | |||
Socio-economic variables | ||||||
 Age | 18–35 | 202 (54.0) | 4 (100.0) | 8 (66.7) | 10 (100.0) | 12.17, *0.058 |
36–55 | 124 (33.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
56+ | 48 (12.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
 Sex | Male | 255 (68.2) | 3 (75.0) | 9 (75.0) | 10 (100.0) | 4.89, *0.180 |
Female | 119 (31.8) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
 Marital Status | Yes | 296 (79.1) | 1 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | 8 (80.0) | 6.98, *0.073 |
No | 78 (20.9) | 3 (75.0) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (20.0) | ||
 Formal education | Yes | 239 (63.9) | 4 (100.0) | 7 (58.3) | 8 (80.0) | 3.51, *0.320 |
No | 135 (36.1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (41.7) | 2 (20.0) | ||
Life style determinants | ||||||
 Alcohol intake | Yes | 12 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.86, *0.835 |
No | 388 (97.0) | 4 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | ||
 Smoking | Yes | 21 (5.6) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3.51, *0.320 |
No | 353 (94.4) | 3 (75.0) | 11 (91.7) | 10 (100.0) | ||
 Self-medication | Yes | 186 (49.7) | 2 (50.0) | 8 (66.7) | 6 (60.0) | 1.70, *0.636 |
No | 188 (50.3) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (33.3) | 4 (40.0) | ||
Diagnosed anemia and hypertension | ||||||
 Anemia | Yes | 170 (45.5) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (33.3) | 4 (40.0) | 4.03, *0.258 |
No | 204 (54.5) | 4 (100.0) | 8 (66.7) | 6 (60.0) | ||
 Hypertensive | Yes | 254 (67.9) | 4 (100.0) | 5 (41.7) | 8 (80.0) | 6.33, *0.097 |
No | 120 (32.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (58.3) | 2 (20.0) | ||