Table 1 Maternal and infant's characteristics
From: Malaria in pregnant women in an area with sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets
Attribute | Overall |
|---|---|
Age mean (SD), years | 20.3 (3.6) |
Patient's village of residence: | |
Ifakara & its vicinity No. (%) | 307 (74.3) |
Beyond Ifakara region No. (%) | 106 (25.7) |
Reported to have slept under bed-net at home the night prior to admission for delivery: | |
Untreated No. (%) | 280 (67.8) |
Treated No. (%) | 96 (23.2) |
Total No. (%) | 376 (91.0) |
Reported fever episode No. (%) | 178 (43) |
With placenta parasitaemia No. (%) | 33 (8) |
Geometric (95% CI) mean placenta parasitaemia: | |
Primigravid mean parasites/μl | 3,457 (1,060–11,271) |
Secundigravid mean parasites/μl | 2,178 (881–5,383) |
Total number of newborn: | 416 |
Alive singletons No. (%) | 408 (98.1) |
Alive twins No. (%) | 6 (1.4) |
Stillbirths No. (%) | 2 (0.5) |
Neonatal birth weight: | |
No. (singleton including stillbirths) | 404 |
Birth weight mean (SD), g | 2,881 (445) |
Neonates sex | |
Male No. (%) | 213 (51.2) |
Female No. (%) | 203 (48.8) |
Incidence of LBW: | |
Birth weight <2500 g No. (%) | 60 (14.9) |
Male | 29 (48.3) |
Female | 31 (51.7) |