Table 2 |
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Parasitic infections of HIV positive and HIV negative study participants |
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Parasite species |
HIV positives (n = 302) % (No. positive) |
HIV negatives (n = 303) % (No. positive) |
χ2 value |
P value |
|
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A. lumbricoides |
0 |
0.66 (2) |
0.4992* |
|
|
Hookworm |
3.64 (11) |
4.29 (13) |
0.1667 |
0.6830 |
|
T. trichura |
0.66 (2) |
0.33 (1) |
0.6238* |
|
|
C. sinensis |
0.33 (1) |
0.66 (2) |
1.0000* |
|
|
Helminths |
4.30 (13) |
5.30 (16) |
0.3156 |
0.5742 |
|
B. hominis |
16.23 (49) |
22.11 (67) |
3.3825 |
0.0659 |
|
G. intestinalis |
1.32 (4) |
0.66 (2) |
0.4504* |
|
|
Entamoebae |
1.66 (5) |
0.99 (3) |
0.5045* |
|
|
Cryptosporidium spp. |
8.28 (25) |
2.97 (9) |
8.0399 |
0.0046 |
|
Protozoa |
23.2 (70) |
25.80 (76) |
0.2994 |
0.5843 |
|
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* tested by Fisher exact test, others tested by chi-square test |
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Tian et al. Parasites & Vectors 2012 5:36 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-5-36 |
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