Table 2 Characteristics of study participants in the longitudinal and cross-sectional survey
Characteristics | Longitudinal survey | Cross-sectional survey | |
|---|---|---|---|
ANC booking (n = 400) | Delivery (n = 223) | GP (n = 400) | |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 24 (20–28.5) | 25 (19–30) | 10 (6–25) |
Female, % | 100 | 100 | 52 |
Gravidity | |||
Primigravidae, % | 25.8 | 28.3 | NA |
Secundigravidae, % | 20.0 | 12.6 | NA |
Multigravidae, % | 54.3 | 59.2 | NA |
Number of IPTp-SP doses, % | |||
0 | NA | 0.5 | NA |
1 | NA | 15.3 | NA |
2 | NA | 57.4 | NA |
3 | NA | 11.7 | NA |
4+ | NA | 15.3 | NA |
Temperature °C, mean (IQR) | 36.7 (36.4–37.0) | 36.8 (36.5–37.1) | 36.9 (36.6–37.0) |
Fever, temperature >37.5 °C, % | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
Parasitaemia p/µl, median (IQR) | 30 (7–147) | 6 (1–102) | 22 (4–141) |
Parasitaemia sub-groups p/µl, % | |||
0–10 | 32.8 | 54.7 | 39.3 |
10–100 | 37.8 | 20.2 | 31.5 |
100–1000 | 25.5 | 15.3 | 23.8 |
1000–10,000 | 4 | 8.1 | 5 |
>10,000 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
Birth weight in grams, mean (SD) | NA | 2950 (520) | NA |
Low birth weight (<2500 g), % | NA | 16.7 | NA |