Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Parasitaemia and Its Correlation with Haematological Parameters among HIV-Positive Individuals in Nigeria
Table 3
Level of parasiteamia with respect to sex and age grouping.
Parameters
Examined number (%)
Positive number (%)
Parasite densities (parasite/μL) (%)
Total (%)
P value
<1000
1000–5000
>5000
Sex
Male
48 (24.0)
10 (20.8)
2 (4.2)
1 (2.1)
2 (4.2)
5 (10.4)
0.6713a
Female
152 (76.0)
27 (17.8)
7 (4.6)
6 (4.0)
5 (3.3)
15 (9.9)
0.705b
Age range
<20
6 (3.0)
2 (33.3)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (16.7)
1 (16.7)
21–30
55 (27.5)
12 (21.8)
3 (5.5)
1 (1.8)
1 (1.8)
5 (9.1)
31–40
81 (40.5)
17 (21.0)
3 (3.7)
5 (6.2)
3 (3.7)
11 (13.6)
0.228c
41–50
40 (20.0)
6 (15.0)
1 (2.5)
1 (2.5)
1 (2.55)
3 (7.5)
>50
18 (9.0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0.638d
Sex (examined number versus positive number); bSex (examined number versus parasite density); cAge range versus positive number; dAge range versus parasite density.
