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Table 1 Predictors for asymptomatic P. falciparum infection and anaemia in asymptomatic pregnant women in semi-rural suburbs of Kinshasa, 2012

From: Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection is associated with anaemia in pregnancy and can be more cost-effectively detected by rapid diagnostic test than by microscopy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

   

Asymptomatic P. falciparum

Anaemia

Socio-demographic characteristic

 

N

Positive TBS

OR

P value

AOR 95% CI

P value

Anaemia

OR

P value

AOR

P value

Age

<20

47(14.2)

24(51.1)

5.2

<0.001

3.2 (1.2-8.2)

0.02*

34(72.3)

1.8

0.09

0.9 (0.3-2.4)

0.8

 

20-49

285(85.8)

48(16.9)

1

   

169(59.3)

1

   

Gravidity

Primigravidae

86(25.9)

27(31.4)

2.0

0.01

0.8 (0.3-1.7)

0.5

59(68.6)

1.5

0.1

1.5 (0.8-2.9)

0.2

 

Multigravidae

246(74.1)

45(18.3)

1

   

144(58.5)

1

   

Gestational age

1st et 2Ăšme trimester

209(63.0)

42(20.1)

0.8

0.4

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0.3

134(61.8)

1.1

0.7

1.1 (0.6-1.8)

0.7

 

3rd trimester

123(37.0)

30(24.4)

1

   

69(60.0)

1

   

Marital Status°

Married

259(80.9)

41(15.8)

0.22

<0.001

0.3 (0.2-0.8)

0.01*

153(59.1)

0.7

0.2

1.3 (0.6-2.9)

0.6

 

Single

61(19.1)

28(45.9)

1

   

41(67.2)

1

   

Ownership and use of bed net

Yes and used

117(35.2)

13(11.1)

0.4

0.002

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0.005*

72(61.5)

1

   
 

Yes not used

26(7.8)

10(38.5)

1.8

0.2

1.9 (0.8-4.9)

0.2

17(65.4)

1

0.8

0.9 (0.3-2.4)

0.8

 

No

189(56.9)

49(25.9)

1

   

114(60.3)

1.2

0.7

0.7 (0.5-1.2)

0.2

Presence of lattice on windows

Yes

55(16.6)

13(23.6)

1.1

0.7

1.1 (0.5-2.5)

0.7

36(65.5)

1.2

0.5

1.6 (0.5-4.4)

0.4

 

No

277(83.4)

59(21.3)

1

   

164(60.3)

1

   

Malaria

Yes

72(21.7 )

NA

    

60 (83.3)

4.1

<0.001*

5 (2.3-10.1)

<0.001*

 

No

260(78.3 )

NA

    

143(55.0)

1

   

Geophagia

Yes

180 (54.2)

NA

    

103(57.2)

0.7

0.1

0.7 (0.5-1.2)

0.2

 

No

152 (45.8)

NA

    

100(65.8)

1

   
  1. NA: Not applicable *Significant at p < 0.05, OR- odds ratio, AOR- adjusted odds ratio, C.I- confidence interval. °N = 320.