Table 2A: Prevalence of Malaria parasite amongst HIV pregnant women by socio-dermographic factors.
Variables | No. examined | No. infected | % Infected = | P-value |
Age group (years) | ||||
19-24 | 20 | 9 | 45 | 0.335 |
25-30 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | |
31-36 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | |
37-42 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | |
43-48 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Household Size | ||||
1-3 | 80 | 45 | 56.3 | 0.701 |
4-6 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | |
Above 6 | 5 | 2 | 40 | |
Level of education | ||||
Primary | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0.565 |
Secondary | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | |
Tertiary | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | |
Islamic | 29 | 18 | 68.1 | |
Occupation | ||||
Traders/Business | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 0.285 |
Civil servant | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | |
Housewife | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | |
Number of previous pregnancies | ||||
None | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0.228 |
1 | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | |
2 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | |
3 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | |
4 and above | 17 | 11 | 64.7 |