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Table 1 Characteristics of the two groups of 50 infected women by Plasmodium falciparum selected at inclusion and at delivery

From: Dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in pregnant women under intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine in Benin

Characteristics

Inclusion

Delivery

Parasitaemia (median [IQR]) (parasites/µl blood)

275 (126–563)

456 (0–2121)

Primigravidae (%)

19/47 (40%)

8/50 (16%)

Gestational age (median [IQR]) (weeks)

16.29 (14.35–17.55)

38.65 (36.95–41.05)

Maternal haemoglobin (median [IQR]) (g/dl)

9.8 (9.3–10.8)

10.9 (9.8–11.7)

Maternal age (median [IQR]) (years)

22 (19–28)

25 (20.5–30)

  1. The parasitaemia presented are those deduced from microscopy reading. Infections detected by PCR have not been quantified