Haematological changes in Schistosoma haematobium infections in school children in Gabon.

Adjusted for praziquantel intake, soil-transmitted helminthic infections and Plasmodium falciparum infection status, schistosomiasis was independently associated with a decreasing trend of mean haemoglobin (β = − 0.20 g/dL, p-value = 0.08) and hematocrit (β = − 0.61%, p-value = 0.06) levels, a lower mean MCV (β = − 1.50μm 3 , p-value = 0.02) and MCH (β = − 0.54 pg, p-value = 0.04), and higher platelet (β = 28.2 10 3 /mm 3 , p-value = 0.002) and leukocyte (β = 1.13 10 3 /mm 3 , p-value = 0.0003) counts, respectively.

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