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Table 2 Prevalence of malaria parasite according to gender, age and CD4 count

From: The impact of HIV-associated immunosuppression on the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene (PfCRT) of HIV patients in Akure, Nigeria

Parameters

N = 317

Malaria prevalence N = 73 (%)

χ2

df

P value

CD4

 ≤ 200

38

2 (5.3)

13.00

2

0.02

 200–500

145

45 (31.0)

 ≥ 500

134

26 (19.4)

Gender

 Male

89

22 (22.7)

0.20

1

0.66

 Female

228

51 (24.7)

Age

 ≤ 20

18

2 (11.1)

4.27

4

0.38

 20–29

11

3 (27.3)

 30–39

113

21 (18.6)

 40–49

94

25 (26.6)

 ≥ 50

81

22 (27.2)

  1. P < 0.05