Table 2B: Prevalence of Malaria parasite among HIV pregnant women by risk factors.
Variables | No. examined | No. infected | % Infected = | P-value |
Gestational period | ||||
1-3 | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 0.121 |
4-6 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | |
7-9 | 61 | 30 | 49.2 | |
Knowledge and use of ART | ||||
Yes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.254 |
No | 102 | 58 | 56.9 | |
Any history of fever | ||||
Yes | 64 | 41 | 64.1 | 0.042 |
No | 39 | 17 | 43.5 | |
Insecticide treated net | ||||
Yes | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0.528 |
No | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | |
Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine | ||||
Yes | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0.264 |
No | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | |
Store water on open containers | ||||
Yes | 70 | 37 | 52.9 | 0.303 |
No | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | |
Resident close to gutters, refuse dumpsites | ||||
Yes | 73 | 43 | 58.9 | 0.408 |
No | 30 | 15 | 50.0 |
Analyzed by Chi-square test.