Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Parasitaemia and Its Correlation with Haematological Parameters among HIV-Positive Individuals in Nigeria

Table 2

Comparison between malaria positive and negative HIV patients attending IHVN Clinic recruited into the study.

Characteristics	Malaria positive (PCR); N = 37	Malaria negative; N = 163	P value
Mean age (years) ± SD	33.92 ± 8.55	36.78 ± 10.38	0.12
Sex: male/Female	10 : 27	38 : 125	0.38
Mean haemoglobin ± SD	10.86 ± 1.87	10.80 ± 1.71	0.87
Mean PCV (%) ± SD	32.71 ± 4.86	32.58 ± 4.28	0.88
Mean CD4^+ cell ± SD	390.1 ± 218.41	391.6 ± 241.82	0.97

Significant at <0.005.