Table 2: The Prevalence of Malaria, Typhoid fever and their co-infection in relation to the sex and age groups of students.

 

MALARIA

TYPHOID

CO-INFECTION

Variable

Group

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

X2

P value

Reactive (%)

Non-Reactive (%)

X2

P value

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

X2

P value

 

SEX

MALE

86 (43%)

37 (18.5%)

 

0.02

 

 0.016

81 (40.5%)

22 (11%)

 

0.02

 

0.665

78 (39%)

25 (12.5%)

 

0.02

 

0.000

FEMALE

35 (17.5%)

42 (21%)

80 (40%)

17 (8.5%)

25 (12.5%)

72 (36%)

 

AGE

16-20

57 (28.5%)

54 (27%)

 

0.02

 

0.001

90 (45%)

21 (10.5%)

 

0.02

 

0.489

50 (25%)

61 (30.5%)

 

0.02

 

0.001

21-25

64 (32%)

23 (11.5%)

69 (34.5%)

18 (9%)

62 (31%)

25 (12.5%)

> 25

0 (0%)

2 (1%)

2 (1%)

0 (0%)

1 (0.5%)

1 (0.5%)