Research Article

Plasmodium Parasitaemia and Urine Alterations among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Aba Metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria

Table 2

Associations between malaria infection and reported clinical symptoms.

SymptomsNot infectedInfectedChi-square test95% CI
Number%Number%ValueDf valueCramer’s ORLowerUpper

Fever
 No13936.6024163.4028.5421<0.0010.25212.8813.97741.725
 Yes34.306795.70
Cold
 No13932.4029067.603.04210.081N/A2.8760.8339.927
 Yes314.301885.70
Headache
 No13734.3026365.8012.0110.0010.1644.6881.81912.083
 Yes510.004590.00
Cough
 No13731.9029368.100.41610.519N/A1.4030.5003.938
 Yes525.001575.00
Body pains
 No14132.3029667.703.5310.060N/A5.7160.73644.397
 Yes17.701292.30
Poor appetite
 No13932.4029067.603.04210.081N/A2.8760.8339.927
 Yes314.301885.70
Catarrh
 No13932.4029067.6030.4210.081N/A2.8760.8339.927
 Yes314.301885.70