Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (N = 396)
Characteristic | N/total (%) or mean [SD] |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 24.3 (5.3) |
Rural residence | 239/381 (62.7) |
Literate | 375/396 (93.7) |
Smoker | 82/396 (20.7) |
Areca nut user | 320/395 (81.0) |
Number of previous pregnancies | |
 0 | 211/396 (53.3) |
 1 | 87/396 (22.0) |
 ≥2 | 98/396 (24.8) |
Gestational age at recruitment (weeks) | 19.6 (3.8) |
Peripheral parasitaemia at recruitment by microscopy | 19/396 (4.6) |
Low mid-upper arm circumference | 53/396 (13.4) |
Low body mass index | 17/396 (4.3) |
Moderate-to-severe anaemia | 89/396 (22.5) |
Delivery outcomes | |
 Female newborn sex | 212/395 (53.7) |
 Low birthweight (<2500 g) | 67/396 (16.9) |
 Placental malaria on histologya | 46/308 (14.9) |