The prevalence of malaria in people living with HIV in Yaounde, Cameroon

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Table 2 The distribution of malaria parasitaemia with respect to age, gender, HIV treatment status, CD₄+ T cell counts, use of ITNs and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis

Parameter		n (%)	Malaria positive n (%)	χ ²	p-value
Age	<20	26	2 (7.7)	0.3	0.960
	20–39	208	14 (6.7)
	40–59	107	9 (8.4)
	≥60	14	1 (7.1)
	Total	355	26 (7.3)
Gender	F	236	15 (6.4)	0.324	0.388*
	M	119	11 (9.2)	0.324	0.388*
	Total	355	26
On HAART	Yes	201	13 (6.5)	0.479	0.540*
	No	154	13 (8.4)	0.479	0.540*
	Total	355	26
Sleeping under ITN	Yes	280	8 (2.9)	39.0	<0.001
	No	75	18 (24.0)	39.0	<0.001
	Total	355	26
CD4+ T cell counts	<200	40	11 (27.5)	28.5	<0.001
	200–499	151	10 (6.6)
	≥500	164	5 (3.1)
	Total	355	26
On prophylaxis with cotrimoxazole	Yes	234	10 (4.1)	9.7	0.002
	No	121	16 (13.2)	9.7	0.002
	Total	355	26

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