Table 2 Association between anemia and malaria infection, intestinal parasite and Schistosomiasis among pregnant women
Anemic (n = 253) | Non-anemic (n = 147) | Statistics | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | X2 value, df | |||
Plasmodium falciparum | 6.455, 1 | 0.0111 | ||
Not seen | 186 (73.5%) | 132 (89.8%) | ||
1+ | 52 (20.6%) | 14 (9.5%) | ||
2++ | 10 (4.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | ||
Parasite density(pa/ul)# | 2159 (926.2–7205.3) | 809.4 (479.3–941.5) | 0.0487 | |
Intestinal parasite | 8.371, 2 | 0.0152 | ||
Not seen | 183 (72.3%) | 120 (81.6%) | ||
1+ | 70 (27.7%) | 27 (18.4%) | ||
Schistosomiasis | – | – | ||
Not seen | 251 (99.2) | 147 (100.0%) | ||
S. haematobium (++) | 1 (0.4%) | – | ||
S. mansoni (++) | 1 (0.4%) | – |