Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya

Table 4

Association of geohelminths and malaria coinfection with changes in maternal haematological parameters.

Geohelminths and Malaria parasites co-infection
Variable	OR	CI	P-value	AOR	CI	P-value
Hb level
<11.5gm/dl	6.921	5.486-8.731	0.001	4.137	2.088-8.195	0.001
Pbf
M/h	5.975	4.568-10.321	0.001	5.412	4.913-732	0.001
Eosinophil
>6% Raised	5.558	4.549-6.791	0.001	2.586	1.896-3.967	0.001

95% CI=confidence interval and OR= odds ratio; P<0.05 was considered significant.
Hb= haemoglobin, Pbf=peripheral blood film, M/h= microcytic hypochromic, and AOR= adjusted odds ratio.