Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants at enrolment across all study sites
Total | ANC | Delivery | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of participants | 531 | 275 | 256 |
Age (years): median (IQR) | 24 (20–28) | 23 (19–28) | 25 (21–29) |
Gestational age (weeks): median (IQR) | 35 (18–38) | 18 (14–26) | 38 (37–38) |
Gravidity: median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) |
Primigravidae: N (%) | 262 (49.3) | 116 (42.2) | 146 (57.0) |
Anaemia (haemoglobin < 11 mg/dL): N (%) | 222 (41.8) | 110 (40.0) | 112 (43.7) |
Axillary temperature (°C): median (IQR) | 36.8 (36.4–37.0) | 36.7 (36.3–36.8) | 36.8 (36.6–37.1) |
Fever at enrolment: N (%) | 20 (3.8) | 11 (4.0) | 9 (3.5) |
History of fever last 72 h: N (%) | 43 (8.1) | 23 (8.4) | 20 (7.8) |
Malaria history: N (%) | |||
Malaria within current pregnancy | 29 (5.5) | 18 (6.6) | 11 (4.3) |
Anti-malarials taken during current pregnancy | 24 (4.7) | 13 (4.9) | 11 (4.4) |