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)