Table 2: The Prevalence of Malaria, Typhoid fever and their co-infection in relation to the sex and age groups of students.
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MALARIA |
TYPHOID |
CO-INFECTION |
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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%) |
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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%) |
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> 25 |
0 (0%) |
2 (1%) |
2 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (0.5%) |
1 (0.5%) |