Research Article
Malaria and Helminth Coinfection among Children at the Douala Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital
Table 1
Prevalence of malaria and helminth infection and parasitic associations
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Malaria status | Positive (n = 57) | 57 (28.08) | Male | 24 (42.10) | Female | 33 (57.89) | Negative (146) | 146 (71.93) | Male | 74 (50.68) | Female | 72 (49.32) |
| Helminth infection (n = 19) | 19 (9.36) | Ascaris lumbricoides | 10 (4.26) | Trichuris trichiura | 6 (2.95) | Ascaris lumbricoides/Trichuris trichiura | 3 (1.47) |
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