| 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 |
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