Table 4 Prevalence of parasitic infections, erythrocytes polymorphisms and malnutrition in each study arm

Malaria parasitaemia

9 (5.11)

[2.34-9.70]

2 (1.14)

[0.13-4.10]

0.03

Intestinal parasite carriage

42 (23.86)

[17.19-32.26]

55 (31.25)

[23.54-40.67]

0.12

Parasite species

Giardia intestinalis

21 (11.93)

[7.39-18.23]

22 (12.50)

[7.83-19.92]

0.87

Entameaba coli

26 (14.77)

[9.65-21.64]

35 (18.89)

[13.81-27,65]

0.20

Strongyloides stercoralis

00

--

02 (1.14)

[0.13-4.11]

0.15

Sickle cells

AS patients

22 (12.57)

[7.83-19.92]

11 (6.25)

[3.11-11.18]

0.04

SS patients

07 (3.97)

[1.59-8.19]

03 (1.70)

[0.35-4.98]

0.19

AC patients

01 (0.57)

[0.01-3.16]

01 (0.57)

[0.01-3.16]

1

Alpha thalassaemia (Hetero and homozygotes)

48 (27.27)

[20.11-36.16]

30 (17.05)

[11.50-24.33]

0.02

Heterozygotes Alpha thalassemia

37 (21.02)

[14.80-28.97]

25 (14.20)

[9.19-20.97]

0.09

Homozygotes Alpha thalassemia

11 (6.25)

[3.11-11.18]

05 (2.84)

[0.92-6.23]

0.12

G6PD (B)

148 (84.09)

[71.08-98.78]

134(76.14)

[63.79-90.17]

0.06

G6PD (A)

3 (1.70)

[0.35-4.98]

4 (2.27)

[0.61-5.81]

0.70

G6PD (A-)

3 (1.70)

[0.35-4.98]

00

--

0.08

Stunting

91 (51.70)

[41.62-63.48]

45 (25.57)

[18.64-34.21]

0.001

Underweight

61 (34.66)

[26.51-44.52]

30 (17.05)

[11.50-24.33]

0.001

Wasting

15 (8.52)

[4.77-14.06]

18 (10.23)

[6.06-16.16]

0.58