Table 4: Association of P.
falciparum infection and adherence to sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) prophylaxis treatment.
|
Diagnosis |
Results |
Adherence to SP prophylaxis by mothers (N
=182) |
χ2 |
p value |
|
|
Yes |
No |
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|
Detection of P. falciparum by
nPCR |
Positive |
7 (3.8%) |
0 |
0.204 |
0.65 |
|
Negative |
170 (93.4%) |
5 (2.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total (%) |
177 (97.3%) |
5 (2.7%) |
|
|
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