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Table 4 Overall distribution of C. jejuni and C. coli with child growth from the Dzimauli community of the Limpopo Province of South from 2009 to 2012

From: Epidemiology of Campylobacter infections among children of 0–24 months of age in South Africa

Anthropometric characteristics

C. jejuni

Positive

Total

χ2

P-Value

C. coli Positive

Total

χ2

P-Value

Gender

Male

106 (11.8%)

898

4.190

0.041

13 (1.4%)

898

0.000

0.995

Female

126 (15.1%)

832

12 (1.4%)

832

stunted

Not stunted

164 (13.3%)

1235

0.061

0.801

15 (1.2%)

1235

1.610

0.204

Stunted

68 (13.7%)

495

10 (2.0%)

495

Underweight

Not underweight

210 (13.2%)

1585

0.423

0.515

23 (1.5%)

1585

0.005

0.945

Underweight

22 (15.2%)

145

2 (1.4%)

145

Wasted

Not wasted

225 (13.6%)

1655

1.122

0.259

25(1.5%)

1655

1.150

0.284

Wasted

7 (9.3%)

75

0 (0.0%)

75

Diarrhea

No diarrhea

209 (12.6%)

1658

22.224

0.000

15 (0.9%)

1658

81.682

0.000

Diarrhea

23 (31.9%)

72

10 (13.9)

72

Total

232 (13.4%)

   

25(1.4%)