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Table 2 Estimated percentages and 95% confidence interval of distribution of outcome variables across exposure categories

From: Associations of malaria, HIV, and coinfection, with anemia in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a population-based cross-sectional study

Anemia severity group % (95% CI)

Total

n = 947

No infection

n = 641

Malaria only

n = 293

HIV only

n = 8

Malaria- HIV coinfection, n = 5

Any Anemia

48 (46–52)

45 (41–49)

56 (50–62)

63 (26–90)

60 (17–93)a

Mild

23 (20–25)

21.8 (19–25)

25 (20–30)

38 (10–74)

0 (0–54)

Moderate

24 (21–27)

20 (17–23)

29 (24–35)

25 (5–65)

60 (18–92)a

Severe

2 (1–3)

2.0 (0.8–2.9)

2 (1–4)

0.0 (0–0.4)

0.0 (0–54)

  1. HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  2. a Proportions in the 4 groups were significantly different from each other, P < 0.05 (Fisher Exact probability test)