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Table 3 Frequency and risk factors of Plasmodium falciparum in 432 febrile pregnant women attending antennal clinic Mbale Hospital between February and October 2010

From: Placental Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection: Operational accuracy of HRP2 rapid diagnostic tests in a malaria endemic setting

Parameter

Measure(n)

Malaria infection*

cOR

aOR

P Value

Parity

Primigravidae(n = 212)

105 (50%)

2.72 (1.82-4.07)

2.48 (1.64-3.75)

0.001‡

 

≥2 pregnancies(n = 220)

59(27%)

1.0

1.0

 

Age

<20 years (n = 141)

70(50%)

2.06(1.37-3.12)

1.09(0.63-1.92)

0.739

 

≥20 years (291)

94(32%)

1.0

1.0

 

Maternal Anaemia

<11.0 g/dL (n = 202)

91(45%)

1.76(1.19-2.61)

1.61(1.06-2.43)

0.024‡

 

≥11.0 g/dL (n = 230)

73(32%)

1-0

1.0

 

HIV sero-status

Positive or Unknown (n = 76)

34(44%)

1.41(0.85-2.32)

1.18(0.68-2.03)

0.563

 

Negative (n = 356)

130(37%)

1.0

1.0

 

Gestational age (WOA)

35 > weeks (n = 132)

59(45%)

1.50(0.98-2.27)

1.07(1.01-1.21)

0.018‡

 

< 35 weeks (n = 300)

105(35%)

1.0

1.0

 

Previous IPTp use

Yes (n = 296)

108(37%)

0.82(0.54-1.24)

1.23(0.78-1.92)

0.368

 

No(n = 136)

56(41%)

   

Uses Net (ITN)

Yes (n = 343)

115(34%)

0.41(0.26-0.66)

0.47(0.26-0.71)

0.001‡

 

No (n = 89)

49(55%)

1.0

1.0

 

Education

None or less than 7 years(n = 228)

89(39%)

0.91(0.62-1.34)

1.25(0.82-1.90)

0.298

 

More than 7 years(n = 204)

75(37%)

1.0

1.0

 
  1. *Peripheral smear positive