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Table 1 Falciparum and non-falciparum malaria infections detected in 2526 pregnant West African women at first ANC clinic attendance

From: Non-falciparum malaria infections in pregnant women in West Africa

 

Burkina Faso

Gambia

Ghana

Mali

Total

Number of women

695

604

624

603

2526

 Number of P. falciparum infections

377

65

350

189

981

 Prevalence of P. falciparum

54.2 %

10.8 %

56.1 %

31.3 %

38.8 %

 (95 % Confidence interval)

(50.5, 57.9)

(8.53, 13.5)

(52.2, 59.9)

(27.8, 35.2)

(37.0, 40.8)

 Number of non-falciparum malaria infections overall

5

1

6

23

35

 Prevalence of non-falciparum malaria

0.72 %

0.17 %

0.96 %

3.81 %

1.39 %

 (95 % Confidence interval)

(0.30, 1.72)

(0.02, 1.17)

(0.43, 2.13)

(2.55, 5.68)

(1.00, 1.92)

Number of mono-infections

     

 P. falciparum

374

65

345

172

956

 P. malariae

0

0

0

3

3

 P. vivax

0

0

0

2

2

 P. ovale curtisi

1

0

0

1

2

 P. ovale wallikeri

1

1

1

0

3

Mixed infections

     

 P. falciparum, P. malariae

0

0

1

10

11

 P. falciparum, P. ovale curtisi

1

0

1

1

3

 P. falciparum, P. ovale wallikeri

1

0

2

3

6

 P. falciparum, P. vivax

0

0

0

2

2

 P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale curtisi

0

0

1

1

2

 P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale wallikeri

1

0

0

0

1