Parameters | All women (n = 108) | PM + women (n = 24) | PM-women (n = 84) | P value |
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Age, median (range), years | 25 (16–37) | 25 (16–37) | 26 (17–37) | 0.2 |
Primipara | 39 (36%) | 9 (23%) | 30 (77%) | |
Secondipara | 26 (24%) | 8 (30%) | 18 (70%) | |
Multipara | 43 (40%) | 7 (16%) | 36 (84%) | |
Hb levels (g/dL) | 12.6 (7.5–15.7) | 10.7 (7.5–12) | 12.9 (10–15.7) | <0.0001 |
Baby birth weight (g) | 3350 (1900–4850) | 3200 (2100–3700) | 3400 (1900–4850) | 0.016 |
Malaria by RDT | 28 (26%) | 23 (82%) | 5 (18%) | |
Malaria by peripheral blood smears | 19 (18%) | 19 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
Malaria by placental blood smears | 15 (14%) | 15 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
Placental malaria by histology | 16 (15%) | 16 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
Malaria pigments | 14 (13%) | 13 (93%) | 1 (7%) |