Malaria and Helminth Coinfection among Children at the Douala Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital

Table 3

Risk factors associated with malaria-helminth coinfection.

Variable	Coinfection		Pearson correlation	value
	Positive (n = 14)	Negative (n = 189)
Sex
Male	6 (42.56%)	90 (47.62%)	0.048	0.498
Female	8 (57.14%)	99 (52.88%)	0.048	0.494
Age group
<5	8 (51.14%)	76 (40.21%)	0.087	0.51
5to 9	2 (14.28%)	90 (47.61%)	0.074	0.387
10 to 16	4 (28.57%)	23 (11.11%)	0.021	1.00
Parent/guardian educational level			0.085	0.225
Non	0%	20 (10.58%)	0.090	0.263
Primary	3 (21.43%)	51 (26.98%)	0.032	0.665
Secondary	8 (51.14%)	83 (43.92%)	0.067	0.855
Tertiary	3 (21.43%)	3 (21.43%)	0.019	1.00
Parent occupation			0.147	0.036
Casual	3 (21.43%)	38 (20.11%)	0.008	0.306
Civil servant	0 (0%)	20 (10.58%)	0.090	0.055
Self-employed	8 (57.14%)	75 (39.68%)	0.0150	1.00
No job	3 (21.43%)	56 (29.63%)	0.095	0.043
Habitat type
Cemented	198 (97.33%)	185 (97.88%)	0.082	0.80
Plank	4 (1.97%)	3 (1.58%)	0.101	0.38
Others	1 (0.493%)	1 (0.53%)	0.019	1.00
Water source			0.007	0.916
Borehole	9 (64.29%)	114 (76.19%)	0.021	0.773
Pipe-borne	5 (35.71%)	54 (28.57%)	0.189	0.107
Other sources	0	21 (11.11%)	0.092	1.00
Toilet facility			0.049	0.483
Water closet	9 (64.29%)	137 (72.49%)	0.047	0.48
Pit latrine	5 (35.71%)	51 (26.98%)	0.049	0.48
Washing hands after using the toilet			0.297	0.0001
Yes	3 (21.43%)	48 (25.40%)	0.297
No	0	0	--
Sometimes	11 (78.57%)	141 (74.60%)	0.297
Washing of fruits before eating			0.274	0.0001
Yes	4 (28.57%)	144 (76.19%)	0.019	0.000
No	0	0	0.276	0.913
Sometimes	10 (71.43%)	44 (81.48%)	0.271	0.000
Stagnant water pools around homes				0.0001
Yes	12 (85.71%)	122 (64.55%)
No	2 (14.29%)	67 (34.44%)	0.261