Table 3: Toxoplasma gondii and P.
falciparum co - infection among mothers.
|
|
|
nPCR
detection of P. falciparum DNA from
maternal blood |
χ2 |
p value |
|
|
Positive
(%) |
Negative
(%) |
||||
|
T. gondii positivity by either nPCR or ELISA† |
Positive (%) |
4 (2.1) |
77 (42.2) |
0.484 |
0.486 |
|
Negative (%) |
3 (1.6) |
98 (54.9) |
- |
- |
|
|
Total (%) |
7 (3.7) |
175 (96.1) |
- |
- |
|
p
value was calculated by Pearson’s Chi square (χ2) with confidence interval
(CI) of 95% and 1 degree of freedom (df). The result is not
significant at p > 0.05
† Toxoplasma gondii
positivity by either nPCR or ELISA refers to women being either positive for
anti - T. gondii IgG or nPCR
detection of T. gondii DNA or
positive for both.