Table 4 Clinical and parasitological indices in delivering women in 2006 according to intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy

No.

53

173

60

59

54

Age

24 (17–42)

27 (16–41)*

26 (16–40)

26 (16–40)

28 (16–41)*

Primiparae (%)

41.5

30.1

35.0

27.1

27.8

Proportion with > 3 ANC visits (%)

35.3 (18/51)

65.7* (113/172)

41.7

65.5* (38/58)

92.6*

Birth weight (g; median, range)

2,900 (1,820–4,000)

3,100 (1,600–5,460)

3,025 (2,200–5,460)

3,100 (1,600–4,250)

3,125 (2,030–4,100)

LBW (%)

15.4 (8/52)

11.6

10.0

15.3

9.3

Hb (g/dL; median, range)

11.5 (7.2–14.5)

12.1 (7.7–15.9)*

12.1 (8.4–15.6)*

11.9 (7.7–14.4)

12.4 (9.3–15.9)*

Maternal anaemia (%)

39.6

18.5*

16.7*

27.1

11.1*

Fever (%)

1.9

8.1

13.3*

5.1

5.6

Placental infection (%)

   Microscopy

20.8

13.3

13.3

15.3

11.1

   Pigment

26.4

15.0

15.0

15.3

14.8

   HRP2

35.8

17.9*

13.3*

22.0

18.5*

   PCR

49.1

26.6*

21.7*

32.2

25.9*