Malaria Parasite Density as a Predictor of Hematological Parameter Changes among HIV Infected Adults Attending Two Antiretroviral Treatment Clinics in Kano, Northwest Nigeria
Table 3
Prevalence of malaria parasite among HIV infected participants in relation to sociodemographic characteristics (age and gender) and density count among study participants attending two selected public ART clinics in Kano, Nigeria (n = 1521).
Variables
Malaria positive n (%)
Malaria negative n (%)
Chi-square test statistic
value
RTD MP parasite species Pf and Pv
250 (16.4)
1271 (83.7)
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—
Prevalence of malaria and HIV
386 (25.4)
1135 (74.6)
—
—
BSM MP parasite species Pf
383 (25.2)
—
—
—
BSM MP parasite species Pf and Pv
3 (0.2)
—
—
—
Overall Pf specie prevalence
383 (99.2)
—
—
—
Mixed infection prevalence
3 (0.8)
—
—
—
Age group (years)
Less than 30 (n = 331)
92 (27.8)
239 (72.2)
6.499
0.165
30–39 (n = 596)
141 (23.7)
455 (76.3)
40–49 (n = 377)
88 (23.3)
289 (76.7)
50–59 (n = 161)
45 (28.0)
116 (72.0)
60 and above (n = 56)
20 (35.7)
36 (64.3)
Gender
Male (n = 447)
114 (25.5)
333 (74.5)
0.005
0.942
Female (n = 1074)
272 (25.3)
802 (74.7)
Malaria density count
Malaria density count mean ± SD cells/μl
265 ± 31.8
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—
—
Malaria density range cells/μl
20–2500
BSM: blood smear microscopy; MP: malaria parasites; NS: no significant difference; n: number examined; Pf: Plasmodium falciparum; Pv: Plasmodium vivax; RTD: rapid diagnosis test; SD: standard deviation. Significant at .
