Burden of malaria among adult patients attending general medical outpatient department and HIV care and treatment clinics in Oromia, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Table 3 Characteristics of HIV positive malaria co-infected patients compared to HIV positive patients without malaria infection

Patient characteristics	Blood film positive (n = 13)	Blood film negative (n = 1806)	P value
Percent male	46 %	36 %	0.45
Mean age	37.76	36.01	0.54
% With mosquito net at home	54 %	54 %	0.98
% Use of mosquito net	31 %	35 %	0.73
% On CPT	46 %	82 %	0.001
% On ART	69 %	78 %	0.44
Median (IQR) cd4 count (cells/mm³)	493 (297–551)	356 (231–524)	0.08
Mean haemoglobin level	12.72	13.62	0.10

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