Table 2 Maternal characteristics in women with and without maternal peripheral malaria infection
From: Malaria during pregnancy and foetal haematological status in Blantyre, Malawi
|  | Malaria-infected mean ± STD (n) total n: 29 | Malaria-uninfected mean ± STD (n) total n: 61 |  |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 20.9 ± 3.2 (29) | 22.8 ± 5.2 (61) | t = 2.11, p = 0.038 |
Parity | 1.5 ± 0.9 (29) | 2.1 ± 1.5 (61) | t = 2.26, p = 0.026 |
Number of antenatal clinic visits | 4.7 ± 2.0 (29) | 5.6 ± 2.3 (61) | t = 1.78, p = 0.079 |
Maternal weight (kg) | 56.4 ± 8.4 (29) | 59.0 ± 7.4 (61) | t = 1.51, p = 0.136 |
Maternal height (cm) | 154.6 ± 6.0 (29) | 155.3 ± 4.9 (61) | t = 0.60, p = 0.552 |
BMI | 23.6 ± 2.9 (29) | 24.4 ± 2.6 (61) | t = 1.44, p = 0.153 |
MUAC (cm) | 23.7 ± 2.9 (16) | 24.6 ± 2.2 (38) | t = 1.33, p = 0.190 |
Took iron supplements | 86% (25/29) | 93% (55/59) | χ2 = 1.16, p = 0.282 |
Took antimalarial tablets | 83% (24/29) | 95% (55/58) | χ2 = 3.37, p = 0.066 |
Slept under mosquito net | 17% (5/29) | 31% (18/58) | χ2 = 1.89, p = 0.169 |
8th grade education or less | 48% (14/29) | 52% (32/61) | χ2 = 0.14, p = 0.711 |
Lived in a mud-walled house | 77% (20/26) | 69% (35/51) | χ2 = 0.58, p = 0.446 |
Mother self or formally employed | 21% (6/29) | 20% (12/61) | χ2 = 0.01, p = 0.910 |
Father self or formally employed | 92% (23/25) | 86% (44/51) | χ2 = 0.53, p = 0.468 |