Research Article
Malaria and Typhoid Fever Coinfection among Febrile Patients in Ngaoundéré (Adamawa, Cameroon): A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Prevalence (frequency in percentage (
)) of malaria, typhoid fever, and their coinfection in relation to sociodemographic characteristics.
| | Sociodemographic parameters | Categories | Malaria | value | | Typhoid fever | value | | Coinfection | value | | | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| | Age | [0-10] | 16.3 (34) | 22.1 (46) | 0.3 | 6.4 | 15.9 (33) | 22.6 (47) | 0.2 | 7.4 | 26.0 (54) | 12.5 (26) | 0.1 | 8.5 | | [10-20] | 13.5 (38) | 8.2 (17) | 8.2 (17) | 13.5 (28) | 16.3 (34) | 5.3 (11) | | [20-30] | 8.7 (18) | 10.1 (21) | 7.7 (16) | 11.1 (23) | 11.1 (23) | 7.7 (16) | | [30-40] | 5.3 (11) | 2.9 (6) | 4.3 (9) | 3.8 (8) | 7.7 (16) | 0.5 (1) | | [40-50] | 5.3 (11) | 5.3 (11) | 2.4 (5) | 8.2 (17) | 6.7 (14) | 3.8 (8) | | >50 | 1.0 (2) | 1.4 (3) | 1.9 (4) | 0.5 (1) | 1.9 (4) | 0.5 (1) |
| | Sex | Female | 23.6 (49) | 34.1 (77) | <0.01 | 9.5 | 21.2 (44) | 36.5 (76) | 0.2 | 1.6 | 34.6 (72) | 23.1 (48) | 12.7 | 0.0 | | Male | 26.4 (55) | 15.9 (33) | 19.2 (40) | 23.1 (48) | 35.1 (73) | 7.2 (15) |
| | Marital status | Single | 35.6 (74) | 35.6 (74) | 0.8 | 0.4 | 29.8 (62) | 41.3 (86) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 49.5 (103) | 21.6 (45) | 1.0 | 0.0 | | Married | 13.9 (29) | 13.5 (28) | 9.6 (20) | 17.8 (37) | 19.2 (40) | 8.2 (17) | | Widow(er) | 0.5 (1) | 1.0 (2) | 1.0 (2) | 0.5 (1) | 1.0 (2) | 0.5 (1) |
| | Education | Illiterate | 10.6 (22) | 10.1 (21) | <0.01 | 9.8 | 15.9 (33) | 4.8 (10) | <0.01 | 36.8 | 7.2 (15) | 2.4 (5) | <0.01 | 23.0 | | Primary | 20.2 (42) | 29.3 (61) | 11.5 (24) | 38.0 (79) | 19.2 (40) | 1.4 (3) | | Secondary | 13.9 (29) | 6.3 (13) | 8.2 (17) | 12.0 (25) | 27.4 (57) | 22.1 (46) | | University | 5.3 (11) | 4.3 (9) | 4.8 (10) | 4.8 (10) | 15.9 (33) | 4.3 (9) |
| | Profession | Civil servant | 1.9 (4) | 2.4 (5) | 0.3 | 9.5 | 1.4 (3) | 2.9 (6) | <0.01 | 16.5 | 3.4 (7) | 1.0 (2) | <0.01 | 19.2 | | Daily laborers | 12.5 (26) | 10.1 (21) | 14.4 (30) | 8.2 (17) | 20.2 (42) | 2.4 (5) | | Housewife | 7.2 (15) | 10.6 (22) | 4.3 (9) | 13.5 (28) | 9.6 (20) | 8.2 (17) | | Merchant | 7.2 (15) | 3.4 (7) | 4.8 (10) | 5.8 (12) | 9.1 (19) | 1.4 (3) | | Student | 21.2 (44) | 23.6 (49) | 15.4 (32) | 29.3 (61) | 27.4 (57) | 17.3 (36) |
| | Residence | Subrural | 37.0 (77) | 43.3 (90) | 0.0 | 5.1 | 31.3 (65) | 49.0 (102) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 53.4 (111) | 26.9 (56) | 0.1 | 3.5 | | Urban | 13.0 (27) | 6.7 (14) | 9.1 (19) | 10.6 (22) | 16.3 (34) | 3.4 (7) |
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