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Table 4 P falciparum malaria in pregnant women

From: Clinical malaria in African pregnant women

N = 3129*

 

Univariate OR†

(95%CI)

Multivariate OR‡

(95%CI)

Age category (years)

<20

1.00

--

1.00

--

 

20–34

0.58

(0.49–0.70)

0.70

(0.57–0.86)

 

≥35

0.42

(0.30–0.58)

0.58

(0.38–0.87)

Parity

nulliparous

1.00

--

1.00

--

 

1 to 3

0.62

(0.50–0.78)

0.75

(0.58–0.96)

 

4 or >

0.43

(0.33–0.56)

0.65

(0.47–0.91)

Season§

Dry season

1.00

--

1.00

--

 

Wet season

1.67

(1.42–1.97)

1.63

(1.37–1.93)

Trimester ¶

1st

1.00

--

1.00

--

 

2nd

1.91

(1.49–2.43)

1.87

(1.45–2.42)

 

3rd

1.80

(1.44–2.24)

1.82

(1.44–2.28)

Previous malaria episodes

 

1.44

(1.11–1.85)

1.37

(1.05–1.79)

  1. * Number of first or only visits made by pregnant women with criteria for blood collection and complete laboratory results
  2. † OR = Odds Ratio
  3. ‡ Global model considering fever or history of fever
  4. § Wet season: November to April; Dry season: May to October
  5. ¶ 1st trimester: 0–12 weeks; 2nd trimester: 13–24 weeks; 3rd trimester: 25–40 weeks