Study group | Plasmodium vivax | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | n* | Expected heterozygosity | Polyclonal infections |
 |  | Mean±SD | % |
Delivery-periphery | 21 | 0.876 ± 0.072 | 47 |
Delivery-placenta | 23 | 0.869 ± 0.093 | 33 |
Antenatal | 31 | 0.847 ± 0.073 | 84 |
Non-pregnant | 42 | 0.874 ± 0.046 | 73 |
p | Â | 0.3373 | 0.0004 |
 | Plasmodium falciparum | ||
Delivery-periphery | 20 | 0.554 ± 0.120 | 5 |
Delivery-placenta | 22 | 0.629 ± 0.145 | 8 |
Antenatal | 20 | 0.481 ± 0.103 | 25 |
Non-pregnant | 41 | 0.353 ± 0.215 | 25 |
p | Â | <0.0001 | 0.1462 |