Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Timing of malaria in pregnancy and impact on infant growth and morbidity: a cohort study in Uganda
Mother characteristics | Â |
|---|---|
Median maternal age, year (IQR) | 24 (21–27) |
Primigravid, n (%) | 311 (37) |
Residence, n (%) | |
 Urban | 446 (63) |
 Rural | 386 (37) |
Education level, n (%) | |
 No education | 85 (10) |
 Primary | 370 (45) |
 ≥Secondary | 377 (45) |
HIV status, n (%) | |
 Positive | 115 (14) |
 Unknown | 94 (11) |
Number of visits, median (IQR) | 21 (17–24) |
IPTp-SP, n (%) | |
 One dose | 120 (15) |
 ≥2 doses | 563 (68) |
Gestational age at inclusion (weeks), n (%) | |
 <15 | 145 (15) |
 [15 to <20−) | 444 (45) |
 [20 to <24−) | 224 (23) |
 ≥24 | 173 (17) |
Malaria exposure | |
 Placental malaria, n (%) | 15 (3) |
 No malaria | 626 (76) |
 1 episode | 161 (19) |
 >1 episode | 37 (4) |
Malaria infections by gestation age (weeks), n (number at risk) | |
 <15 | 12 (120) |
 [15–20) | 109 (630) |
 [20–24) | 80 (822) |
 ≥24 | 218 (986) |
% of time ITN is used, median (IQR) | 88 (56–96) |
Infant characteristics | |
Preterm delivery, n (%) | 48 (6) |
Gestational age at birth, media (IQR) | 40 (39–41) |
Small for gestational age, n (%) | 140 (21) |
Caesarean section, n (%) | |
 n (%) | 124 (16) |
 % with HIV infection | 21 |
Female, n (%) | 452 (54) |
Breastfeeding | |
 Number started, n (%) | 808 (97) |
 Median duration, months (IQR) | 4.6 (6.0–7.7) |