Research Article
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 | |
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