Malariometric Indices among Nigerian Children in a Rural Setting

Table 1

Prevalence of malariometric indices in children.

Age; (years)	Malaria parasitaemia^a			Splenomegaly^b			Anaemia^c
	Present %	Absent	OR [95% CI]	Present %	Absent	OR [95% CI]	Present %	Absent	OR [95% CI]
<5	64 (76.4)	20	1.35 [0.78–2.34]	26 (31.0)	58	1.13 [0.68–1.89]	39 (48.8)	41	1.95 [1.19–3.18]
≥5–10*	265 (70.3)	112		107 (28.4)	270		119 (31.6)	244
Both age groups	329 (71.4)	132		133 (28.9)	328		158 (35.7)	285

^a𝜒²=1.17; 𝑃=0.279 (not statistically significant).
^b𝜒²=0.22; 𝑃=0.638 (not statistically significant).
^c𝜒²=7.28; 𝑃=0.007 (statistically significant).
∗Baseline age group for calculation of OR [95% CI].
Prevalence of anaemia was based on 443 children.