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Table 2 Outcomes at delivery

From: Placental malaria and low birth weight in pregnant women living in a rural area of Burkina Faso following the use of three preventive treatment regimens

Characteristics

CWC/CQ

(n = 137)

IPTp/CQ

(n = 145)

IPTp/SP

(n = 141)

All

(N = 423)

P

Maternal parasitaemia

     

Overall

32.8

30.9

13.9

25.8

0.00

Primigravidae

57.8

36.4

16.9

35.2

0.00

Secundigravidae

20.0

47.8

22.7

30.0

0.07

Multigravidae

19.7

19.7

7.1

15.7

0.10

Placental malaria (%)

     

Overall

18.8

15.9

10.6

15.6

0.14

Primigravidae

31.1

25.4

15.9

23.4

0.16

Secundigravidae

17.9

20.0

13.6

17.3

0.84

Multigravidae

10.8

4.9

3.5

6.6

0.22

Placental malaria Parasite densities (mean* 95%CI)

666.7

(244.8-1815.75)

1535.8

(560.8-4205.9)

1030.1 (260.8-4069.0)

996.5

(544.9-1822.3)

0.53

Cord blood parasitaemia (%)

     

Overall

2.9

0.7

0.7

1.4

0.19

Primigravidae

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.8

0.97

Secundigravidae

7.14

0

0

2.7

0.18

Multigravidae

1.54

0

0

0.6

0.40

Birth weight (mean, range)

2749

(1100-3900)

2819

(1500-4100)

2836

(1500-4000)

2802

(1100-4100)

0.15

Low birth weight** (%)

     

Overall

23.9

15.6

11.4

16.9

0.02

Primigravidae

40.9

18.9

14.5

23.2

0.004

Secundigravidae

18.5

16.00

14.3

16.4

0.92

Multigravidae

16.9

13.6

8.9

13.3

0.43

Premature delivery

28.3%

26.2%

30.3%

28.2%

0.75

Spontaneous abortion

1.5%

1.4%

0.7%

1.2%

0.81

  1. * Geometric mean
  2. ** CWC/CQ = 134; IPTp/CQ = 138; IPTp/SP = 137