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Table 2 Social demographic characteristics of recruited infants (n = 206)

From: Prenatal exposure to Plasmodium falciparum increases frequency and shortens time from birth to first clinical malaria episodes during the first two years of life: prospective birth cohort study

Characteristics

Infants born to pm+ mothers n (%)

Infants born to pm− mothers n (%)

Chi square test p value

Infants birth weight (kg)

<2.5

10 (24.4)

16 (9.6)

0.01

≥2.5

31 (75.6)

149 (90.4)

Gender

Female

17 (41.5)

88 (53.3)

0.17

Male

24 (58.5)

77 (46.7)

Season of birth

Dry season

9 (30)

19 (11.5)

0.08

Wet season

32 (70)

146 (88.5)

Use of ITN

41 (100)

165 (100)

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  1. (%) represents the numbers of infants and their percentages in brackets
  2. ITN insecticide treated bed nets, pm− placental malaria negative, pm+ placental malaria positive