Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women by early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia status (n = 128). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2006
Characteristic | Total (n = 128) | Early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia (n = 27) | No early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia (n = 101) | P a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Maternal age | ||||
 ≥30 | 48 (38) | 6 (22) | 42 (42) | 0.13 |
 25-29 | 40 (31) | 9 (33) | 31 (31) |  |
 <25 | 40 (31) | 12 (44) | 28 (28) |  |
Gravidity | ||||
 Primigravidae | 34 (27) | 6 (18) | 28 (82) | 0.56 |
 Multigravidae | 94 (73) | 21 (22) | 73 (78) |  |
Foetal sex | ||||
 Female | 70 (55) | 17 (24) | 53 (76) | 0.36 |
 Male | 57 (45) | 10 (18) | 47 (83) |  |
Low SES | ||||
 Yes | 109 (85) | 23 (21) | 86 (79) | 0.99 |
 No | 19 (15) | 4 (21) | 15 (79) |  |
Low education | ||||
 Yes | 55 (43) | 16 (29) | 39 (71) | 0.054 |
 No | 74 (57) | 11 (15) | 62 (85) |  |
Baseline MUAC <24.3 | ||||
 Yes | 28 (22) | 6 (21) | 22 (79) | 0.96 |
 No | 100 (78) | 21 (21) | 79 (79) |  |