Research Article
The Role of Sex in Malaria-COVID19 Coinfection and Some Associated Factors in Rivers State, Nigeria
Table 2
Relationship between symptoms and sex among study participants.
| Symptoms | Number examined | Sex (%) | Male | Female |
| Fever | Yes | 61 | 38 (62.3) | 23 (37.7) | No | 239 | 141 (59.0) | 98 (41.0) | Difficulty in breathing | Yes | 21 | 15 (71.4) | 6 (28.6) | No | 279 | 164 (58.8) | 115 (41.2) | Cough/sneezing | Yes | 53 | 32 (60.4) | 21 (39.6) | No | 247 | 147 (59.5) | 100 (40.5) | Headache | Yes | 57 | 35 (61.4) | 22 (38.6) | No | 243 | 144 (59.3) | 99 (40.7) | Loss of smell/taste | Yes | 131 | 73 (55.7) | 58 (44.3) | No | 169 | 106 (62.7) | 63 (37.3) | Running nose | Yes | 33 | 22 (66.7) | 11 (33.3) | No | 267 | 157 (58.8) | 110 (41.2) | Sore throat | Yes | 14 | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | No | 286 | 172 (60.1) | 114 (39.9) |
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