From: Prevalence of malaria in pregnancy in southern Laos: a cross-sectional survey
Community survey N = 205 | Hospital survey N = 331 | |
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n (%) or mean (95 % CI) | ||
Maternal age (years) | 24.9 (24.0–25.7) | 25.0 (24.4–25.7) |
Gravidity | ||
G1–G2 | 122 (59.5) | 220 (66.5) |
G3+ | 83 (40.5) | 111 (33.5) |
Ethnicity | ||
Lao Loum | 204 (99.5) | 266 (80.4) |
Lao Theung | 1 (0.5) | 65 (19.6) |
Place of living/delivery | ||
Vapi | 205 (100.0) | 44 (13.3) |
Toumlan | 40 (11.8) | |
Salavan | 248 (74.9) | |
Educationa | NA | |
No formal education | 25 (12.8) | |
Primary school | 103 (52.5) | |
Secondary school or higher | 68 (34.7) | |
Number of ANC visits during this pregnancy | 1.4 (1.1–1.6) | 3.8 (3.6–4.1) |
Iron supplementationa | 103 (50.2) | 310/330 (93.9) |
Folic acid supplementationa | 0 (100.0) | 258/327 (78.9) |
Gestational hypertensiona | 1/204 (0.5) | 11 (3.3) |
Tobacco use | NA | 38 (11.5) |
Went to the forest during the current pregnancy | 170 (82.9) | 141 (42.6) |
Bed net possession | 204 (99.5) | 307 (92.8) |
Bed net use the night before the survey/admission | 204 (99.5) | 305 (92.1) |
Any malaria episode during pregnancya | 17/204 (8.3) | 7/330 (2.1) |
Gestational age (weeks of gestation)a | 23 (22–25) | 38 (38-38) |
Maternal Hb level (g/dL)a | 10.8 (10.6–11.0) | 11.4 (11.3–11.6) |
Maternal anaemia (Hb < 11 g/dL)a | 106 (51.7) | 112/327 (34.3) |