Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 434 febrile pregnant women enrolled in the malaria rapid diagnostic test in the antenatal clinic, January- Sept 2010 at Mbale Hospital, Uganda

Educational ≤7 y(%,n)

52 (216/434)

41(51/123)

50 (71/151)

70(96/147)

Age yrs, (median, IQR range)

24(20-28)

19(15-37)

23(16-39)

30(17-42)

Teenager (%,n)

22 (146/434)

75(98/131)

26(40/153)

3(4/150)

WOA(mean, range)

32(28-36)

33(28-41)

32(35-40)

32(23-40)

Married %(n)

91(387/434)

77(101/131)

93(142/149)

96(144/150)

HIV Positive %(n)

5.5(24/434)

5.7(7/122)

5.3(8/151)

6.2(9/144)

Unknown HIV status%(n)

8.5(36/434)

9.0(11/122)

6.5(10/153)

10.4(15/144)

Anaemia % (n) Hb <11 gldl

43(185/150)

57 (74/131)

45(69/153)

39(59/150)

Hb <8 g/dl %(n)

4(17/434)

4.6 (5/131))

2(3/153)

5.3(8/150)

Back pain%(n)

19(82/434)

21(28/131)

22(33/153)

14(21/150)

Abdominal pain %(n)

24(103/434)

22(29/131)

21(32/153)

28(42/150)

Headache % (n)

19 (82/434)

38(50/131)

28(43/153)

36(54/150)

Temperature (°C, mean ±SD)

37.0 ± 0.9

37.2 ± 0.9

36.9 ± 0.8

36.9 ± 0.8

ANC visits ≥2 visits %(n)

94 (406/434)

94(124/130)

72(94/131)

93(137/147)

IPTp-1%(n)

62 (269)

69(75/108)

72(94/131)

78(100/127)

IPTp-2%(n)

13.4(58/434)

13(17/131)

15(23/153)

17(26/150)

Slept under net %(n)

82(343/434)

74(96/129)

83(123/148)

88(126/144)

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

Routines smear positive(%,n)

49(205/434)

64(80/125)

53(77/147)

37.2(57/148)

HRP-2 positive(%,n)

52(225/430)

66.4(87/131)

53(81/152)

39.3(59/150)

Microscopy positive (%,n)

38(164/433)

51(67/131)

41(63/152)

23(34/150)