The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children

Table 3

Distribution of clinical manifestations among the infected and noninfected groups.

	Infected ()	Noninfected ()
	No. (%)
Abdominal pain ()
+ve	126 (90%)	19 (19%)	123	<0.001
-ve	14 (10%)	81 (81%)
Diarrhea ()
+ve	114 (81.4%)	12 (12%)	112.8	<0.001
-ve	26 (18.6%)	88 (88%)
Flatulence ()
+ve	119 (85%)	23 (23%)	92.81	<0.001
-ve	21 (15%)	77 (77%)
Vomiting ()
+ve	105 (75%)	16 (16%)	81.23	<0.001
-ve	35 (25%)	84 (84%)
Pruritis ani ()
+ve	59 (42.14%)	0 (0%)	55.88	<0.001
-ve	81 (57.85%)	100 (100%)
Pallor ()
+ve	122 (87.1%)	14 (14%)	127.1	<0.001
-ve	18 (12.9%)	86 (86%)
Dermatitis ()
+ve	111 (79.3%)	11 (11%)	108.8	<0.001
-ve	29 (20.7%)	89 (89%)
Hair loss ()
+ve	105 (75%)	7 (7%)	108.4	<0.001
-ve	35 (25%)	93 (93%)

: chi-square test. Highly significant ().