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Table 2 Malaria prevalence at first antenatal visit and delivery by ZPP concentration

From: Zinc erythrocyte protoporphyrin as marker of malaria risk in pregnancy - a retrospective cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Gravida

ZPP, μg ZP/g Hb

RR (95 % CI) P value

>2.7

≤2.7

First ANV

% (n)

% (n)

 

All Gravida

20.0 (2218)

17.5 (1575)

1.15 (1.00 – 1.31) 0.048

PG

36.3 (513)

32.6 (242)

1.11 (0.90 – 1.38) 0.33

SG

20.6 (393)

22.5 (262)

0.92 (0.68 – 1.23) 0.56

MG

13.5 (1311)

12.8 (1071)

1.06 (0.86 – 1.30) 0.61

Delivery

   

All Gravida

23.8 (960)

15.2 (407)

1.56 (1.21 – 2.02) <0.001

PG

38.7 (217)

26.8 (82)

1.44 (0.97 – 2.14) 0.056

SG

26.4 (163)

20.6 (63)

1.28 (0.74 – 2.21) 0.37

MG

17.4 (580)

10.3 (262)

1.69 (1.13 – 2.52) 0.008

Placenta

   

All Gravida

19.0 (935)

15.6 (390)

1.22 (0.93 – 1.59) 0.14

PG

34.6 (211)

31.3 (80)

1.11 (0.76 – 1.61) 0.59

SG

21.8 (156)

18.2 (55)

1.20 (0.64 – 2.26) 0.57

MG

12.5 (568)

10.2 (255)

1.23 (0.80 – 1.87) 0.34

  1. Brackets: available sample.
  2. ZPP: zinc erythrocyte protoporphyrin.
  3. ANV: antenatal visit.
  4. PG: primigravida; SG: secundigravida; MG: multigravida; RR: relative risk.