Table 1 Summary of the study population.
Study group | ||
|---|---|---|
Characteristics | P. falciparum -positive | P. falciparum -negative |
Number of subjects n = 59 | 30 | 29 |
Age of mother, mean ± SD, years | 25.4 ± 6.1 | 26.3 ± 5.2 |
Pregnancies, no., mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 2.1 ± 1.1 |
1-2 pregnancies (n = 41) | 21 | 20 |
≥ 3 pregnancies (n = 18) | 9 | 9 |
Ratio of malaria prevention (CQ/SPa) (30/27) | 19/10 | 11/17 |
Declaration of malaria infection during pregnancy (%) | 33.3 | 3.7 |
Reported use of bednet (%) | 83.3 | 82.8 |
Neonate birth weight, mean ± SD, g | 3052.8 ± 443.3 | 3059.6 ± 412.5 |
Neonate gender, female/male (21/34) | 10/19 | 11/15 |
P. falciparum density at delivery: | ||
peripheral blood, mean ± SD, iRBCb/μl | 19,037 ± 55,257 | 0 |
intervillous blood, mean ± SD, iRBC/μl | 245,764 ± 475,906 | 0 |
cord blood, mean ± SD, iRBC/μl | 0 | 0 |
intervillous blood leukocytes with MPc, n = 59 | 19 | 0 |