Table 2 Baseline CD4+ T cell level of HIV-positive Pre-ART study participants in reference to an overall antihelminthic treatment and control group from Arba Minch, Chencha and Gidole hospitals, Ethiopia, Dec. 2008–Sept. 2009
Study groups | Base line Mean CD4+ ± SD | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean CD4+ ± SD | Male | Female | ||
Helminth/HIV infected Pre-ART (n = 66) | 422.7 (152.2) | 381.31 (114.78) | 436.0 (165.0) | 0.2 |
Helminth uninfected HIV + Pre-ART (n = 31) | 384.26 (140.0) | 351.8 (117.1) | 418.1 (157.7) | |