Skip to main content

Table 2 Association of different levels of anaemia, and malaria and IPIs in the study population

From: Coinfection with malaria and intestinal parasites, and its association with anaemia in children in Cameroon

Type of infection

n

Type of anaemia

Mild (%)

Moderate (%)

Severe (%)

Malaria

183

127 (69.4)

32 (17.5)

24 (13.1)

IPIs*

27

19 (70.4)

4 (14.8)

4 (14.8)

Total

210

146 (69.5)

36 (17.1)

28 (13.3)

  1. *All patients with IPIs were also infected with malaria, which implies coinfection