Table 4 Association of STHs and malaria with anaemia among pregnant women in Gilgel Gibe Dam area, 2011
From: Anaemia and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Gilgel Gibe dam area, Southwest Ethiopia
Variable | n | Anaemic | Χ2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STH infection | T. trichiura | 13 | 11 (84.6%) | 5.12 | 0.021 |
A. lumbricoides | 58 | 32 (55.2%) | 0.05 | 0.472 | |
Hookworm | 114 | 78 (68.4%) | 13.76 | 0.002 | |
STH and malaria infection | Only STH infection | 129 | 78 (60.5%) | 3.39 | 0.041 |
Only malaria infection | 15 | 15 (100%) | 13.36 | <0.001 | |
Malaria/STH infection | 30 | 27 (90%) | 17.08 | <0.001 | |