Category of CD4 T cell count (No. per µl) Patients on ARV Patients not on ARV
Number examined % distribution of study patients by parasitaemia severity Number examined % distribution of study patients by parasitaemia severity
No parasites found/µl 1-500/ µl >500/ µl No parasites found/µl 1-500/ µl >500/ µl
<200 75 34.7 37.3 28.0 17 47.1 35.3 17.6
200-499 78 48.7 29.5 21.8 8 50.0 25.0 25.0
≥500 20 35.0 40.0 25.0 2 50.0 50.0 0.0
Overall 173 41.0 34.1 24.9 27 48.1 33.3 18.5
  x2=3.554, p=0.470 x2=0.921, p=0.923
Table 3: Percentage distribution of study patients by level of parasitaemia.