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Table 1 Characteristics of the pregnant women attending the maternity clinic

From: Clinical malaria in African pregnant women

N = 3129 *

   
  

n

%

Age category (years)

<20

837

27.0

 

20–34

1982

63.9

 

≥35

283

9.1

Trimester†

1st

708

22.8

 

2nd

797

25.6

 

3rd

1605

51.6

Parity

nulliparous

403

12.9

 

1 to 3

1896

60.7

 

≥4

824

26.4

Season‡

Dry season

1371

43.8

 

Wet season

1757

56.2

Signs and symptoms

 

n

%

Current Fever¶

 

377

12.1

Fever or history of fever **

 

2044

65.4

Arthromyalgias

 

2339

74.8

Headache

 

2706

86.5

Convulsions

 

13

0.4

Pallor

 

218

7.0

  1. * Number of first or only visits made by pregnant women with criteria for blood collection and complete laboratory results
  2. † 1st trimester: 0–12 weeks; 2nd trimester: 13–24 weeks; 3rd trimester: 25–40 weeks
  3. ‡ Wet season: November to April; Dry season: May to October
  4. ¶Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C
  5. ** Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C and/or history of fever in the last 24 hours
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