The Role of Sex in Malaria-COVID19 Coinfection and Some Associated Factors in Rivers State, Nigeria

Table 1

Prevalence of malaria and COVID-19 coinfection in relation to sex.

Sex	Number examined	Number infected (%)
		LP	MP	HP
Male	179	89 (49.7)	51 (28.5)	39 (21.8)
Female	121	70 (57.9)	32 (26.4)	19 (15.7)
Total	300	159 (53.0)	83 (27.7)	58 (19.3)

LP: low parasitaemia; MP: moderate parasitaemia; HP: high parasitaemia.