Research Article
Malaria and Typhoid Fever Coinfection among Febrile Patients in Ngaoundéré (Adamawa, Cameroon): A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Prevalence (frequency in percentage (
)) of malaria and typhoid fever infection in relation to clinical features in febrile patients.
| | Clinic | Categories | Malaria | value | | Typhoid fever | value | | Coinfection | value | | | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| | Fever | Continuous | 13.0 (27) | 37.0 (77) | <0.01 | 8.2 | 7.2 (15) | 33.2 (69) | 0.90 | 0.0 | 14.9 (31) | 3.4 (7) | 0.08 | 3.10 | | Intermittent | 5.3 (11) | 44.7 (93) | 11.1 (23) | 48.6 (101) | 54.8 (114) | 26.9 (56) |
| | Headaches | No | 10.1 (21) | 39.9 (83) | 0.09 | 2.9 | 8.7 (18) | 31.7 (66) | 0.07 | 3.3 | 13.9 (29) | 1.9 (4) | <0.01 | 6.13 | | Yes | 5.8 (12) | 44.2 (92) | 7.2 (15) | 52.4 (109) | 55.8 (116) | 28.4 (116) |
| | Joint pain | No | 13.5 (28) | 36.5 (76) | 0.90 | 2.8 | 12.0 (25) | 28.4 (59) | 0.03 | 4.8 | 20.2 (42) | 1.9 (4) | <0.01 | 13.04 | | Yes | 8.7 (18) | 41.3 (86) | 10.1 (21) | 49.5 (103) | 49.5 (103) | 28.4 (59) |
| | Fatigue | No | 21.2 (44) | 28.8 (60) | 0.67 | 0.2 | 16.3 (34) | 24.0 (50) | 0.96 | 0.0 | 28.8 (60) | 12.0 (25) | 0.82 | 0.05 | | Yes | 19.7 (41) | 30.3 (63) | 24.5 (51) | 35.1 (73) | 40.9 (85) | 18.3 (38) |
| | Chill | No | 41.3 (86) | 8.7 (18) | 0.2 | 1.8 | 33.2 (69) | 7.2 (15) | 0.34 | 0.9 | 56.3 (117) | 22.6 (47) | 0.32 | 0.98 | | Yes | 37.5 (78) | 12.5 (26) | 45.7 (95) | 13.9 (29) | 13.5 (28) | 7.7 (16) |
| | Vomiting | No | 38.5 (80) | 11.6 (24) | 0.15 | 3.8 | 34.6 (72) | 5.8 (12) | <0.01 | 10.4 | 55.8 (116) | 19.7 (41) | 0.02 | 8.09 | | Yes | 37.0 (77) | 13.0 (27) | 40.9 (85) | 18.8 (39) | 13.9 (29) | 10.6 (22) |
| | Diarrhea | No | 34.1 (71) | 15.9 (33) | 0.60 | 1.0 | 25.5 (53) | 14.9 (31) | 0.31 | 2.3 | 44.2 (92) | 23.6 (49) | 0.03 | 7.14 | | Yes | 33.7 (70) | 16.4 (34) | 42.3 (88) | 17.3 (35) | 25.5 (53) | 6.7 (14) |
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