Anaemia status

Total

Anaemic

Non anaemic

Age group

1 - 5 (142)

6 - 10 (104)

11 - 15 (93)

1 - 5 (59)

6 - 10 (40)

11 - 15 (35)

Malaria infection status

Negative % (n)

9.2 (14)

3.3 (5)

2.0 (3)

38.2 (58)

25.0 (38)

22.4 (34)

152

Positive % (n)

39.9 (128)

30.8 (99)

28.0 (90)

0.3 (1)

0.6 (2)

0.3 (1)

321

Total

473

t values

2.521

2.519

3.062

2.931

2.263

2.712

P values

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

Malaria parasite density

Low (n)

52

40

38

1

1

1

133

Moderate (n)

44

37

27

0

1

0

109

High (n)

32

22

25

0

0

0

79

Total

321

t values

1.063

1.193

1.074

1.632

1.032

1.021

P values

0.012

0.027

0.042

0.027

0.043

0.027