Skip to main content

Table 2 Number of cases and incidence rates of malaria infections in the study population (per 1000 women-month)

From: An analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso

 

Person-time*

 

Malaria infections

 
  

new cases

IR (per 1000)

(95% CI)

IRR (95% CI)

By Gravidity

    

   Overall

5541

217

39.2 (34.3-44.7)

-

   Primigravidae

1095

97

88.6 (72.6-108.1)

-

   Secondigravidae

1146

58

50.6 (39.1-65.56)

0.6 (0.42-0.79)

   Multigravidae

3300

62

18.8 (14.65-24.1)

0.2 (0.17-0.31)

By SP doses received

    

   2 doses SP

2453

113

46.1 (38.3-55.4)

-

   3 doses SP

884

21

23.8 (15.5-36.4)

0.5 (0.28-0.66)

By Supplementation group

    

   MMS

2726

110

40.3 (33.5-48.6)

-

   FSS

2815

107

38.0 (31.5-46.0)

0.9 (0.67-1.18)

  1. * Women-month