Research Article
The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children
Table 3
Distribution of clinical manifestations among the infected and noninfected groups.
| | Infected () | Noninfected () | | | No. (%) |
| Abdominal pain () | +ve | 126 (90%) | 19 (19%) | 123 | <0.001 | -ve | 14 (10%) | 81 (81%) | Diarrhea () | +ve | 114 (81.4%) | 12 (12%) | 112.8 | <0.001 | -ve | 26 (18.6%) | 88 (88%) | Flatulence () | +ve | 119 (85%) | 23 (23%) | 92.81 | <0.001 | -ve | 21 (15%) | 77 (77%) | Vomiting () | +ve | 105 (75%) | 16 (16%) | 81.23 | <0.001 | -ve | 35 (25%) | 84 (84%) | Pruritis ani () | +ve | 59 (42.14%) | 0 (0%) | 55.88 | <0.001 | -ve | 81 (57.85%) | 100 (100%) | Pallor () | +ve | 122 (87.1%) | 14 (14%) | 127.1 | <0.001 | -ve | 18 (12.9%) | 86 (86%) | Dermatitis () | +ve | 111 (79.3%) | 11 (11%) | 108.8 | <0.001 | -ve | 29 (20.7%) | 89 (89%) | Hair loss () | +ve | 105 (75%) | 7 (7%) | 108.4 | <0.001 | -ve | 35 (25%) | 93 (93%) |
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: chi-square test. Highly significant ( ). |