Table 7 Parasite densities of different parasite species based on marital status.

From: The impact of malaria and intestinal helminths on haemoglobin concentrations among armed forces of the North West and South West Cameroon

Parasites

GMPD ± SEM by Status

Range

 

Married

Single

p-value

P. falciparum

815 ± 28

807 ± 20

0.734

400–1,200

P. vivax

723 ± 55

696 ± 55

0.797

560–960

A. lumbricoides

3766 ± 133

3820 ± 227

0.777

2328–5112

Hookworms

595 ± 83

639 ± 119

1.000

384–1224

T. trichiura

409 ± 51

519 ± 59

0.238

216–840

S. mansoni

37 ± 4

27 ± 3

0.101

24–48

S. intercalatum

27 ± 4

31 ± 8

0.667

24–48

  1. Non-Parametric mean:.
  2. Kruskal Wallis test between age groups.
  3. Mann Whitney test between marital status.
  4. Statistical significance set at p < 0.005.
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