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The most common parasitic infections were malaria (37.6%), <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic> (32.3%), and hookworm (14.4%); 14.2% of women were HIV-infected. <jats:italic>S. haematobium<\/jats:italic> infection was associated with lower malarial parasite densities (344 versus 557 parasites\/\u03bcL blood; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05). In multivariate analysis, HIV and hookworm infection were independently associated with malaria infection (adjusted odds ratio = 1.9 and 95% confidence interval = 1.2\u20133.0 for HIV; adjusted odds ratio = 1.9 and 95% confidence interval = 1.03\u20133.5 for hookworm). 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