Table 2 Nutritional indicator and parasitic infection
Nutritional indicator | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Underweight (WAZ < − 2SD) | Stunting (HAZ < − 2SD) | Wasting/thinness (WHZ < − 2SD)/(BAZ < − 2SD) | |
NI (%) | NI (%) | NI (%) | |
Intestinal helminths infection | |||
Positive | 28 (73.7) | 51 (77.3) | 14 (73.7) |
Negative | 10 (26.3) | 15 (22.7) | 5 (26.3) |
p-value | 0.551 | 0.995 | 0.694 |
Schistosomiasis | |||
Positive | 2 (5.3) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (5.3) |
Negative | 36 (94.7) | 63 (95.5) | 18 (94.7) |
p-value | 0.602 | 0.286 | 0.730 |
Co-infection of schistosomiasis and intestinal helminths | |||
Positive | 2 (5.3) | 3 (4.5) | 0 (0) |
Negative | 36 (94.7) | 63 (95.5) | 19 (100) |
p-value | 0.830 | 0.525 | – |
Total | 38 (22.8) | 66 (39.5) | 19 (11.4) |