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.
| Symptoms | Not infected | Infected | Chi-square test | | 95% CI | Number | % | Number | % | Value | Df | value | Cramer’s | OR | Lower | Upper |
| Fever | No | 139 | 36.60 | 241 | 63.40 | 28.542 | 1 | <0.001 | 0.252 | 12.881 | 3.977 | 41.725 | Yes | 3 | 4.30 | 67 | 95.70 | Cold | No | 139 | 32.40 | 290 | 67.60 | 3.042 | 1 | 0.081 | N/A | 2.876 | 0.833 | 9.927 | Yes | 3 | 14.30 | 18 | 85.70 | Headache | No | 137 | 34.30 | 263 | 65.80 | 12.01 | 1 | 0.001 | 0.164 | 4.688 | 1.819 | 12.083 | Yes | 5 | 10.00 | 45 | 90.00 | Cough | No | 137 | 31.90 | 293 | 68.10 | 0.416 | 1 | 0.519 | N/A | 1.403 | 0.500 | 3.938 | Yes | 5 | 25.00 | 15 | 75.00 | Body pains | No | 141 | 32.30 | 296 | 67.70 | 3.53 | 1 | 0.060 | N/A | 5.716 | 0.736 | 44.397 | Yes | 1 | 7.70 | 12 | 92.30 | Poor appetite | No | 139 | 32.40 | 290 | 67.60 | 3.042 | 1 | 0.081 | N/A | 2.876 | 0.833 | 9.927 | Yes | 3 | 14.30 | 18 | 85.70 | Catarrh | No | 139 | 32.40 | 290 | 67.60 | 30.42 | 1 | 0.081 | N/A | 2.876 | 0.833 | 9.927 | Yes | 3 | 14.30 | 18 | 85.70 | | | | | | | |
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