Relationship between placenta malaria and mother to child transmission of HIV infection in pregnant women in South East Nigeria

Table 4 Placental malaria and selected obstetrics variables

Factors	Placental malaria (%)		χ²-value	P-value
Factors	0–5000	> 5000	χ²-value	P-value
Parity			1.37	0.50
Para 1	44 (29.33)	8 (33.33)
Para 2–4	96 (64.0)	13 (54.17)
Para 5 and above	10 (6.67)	3 (12.5)
Gestational age			19.64	<0.01*
< 14 weeks	18 (12.16)	1 (4.17)
14–20 weeks	121 (81.76)	15 (62.5)
21–27 weeks	8 (5.41)	8 (33.33)
28–35 weeks	1 (0.68)	0
Booking CD4 count
< 250	5 (3.33)	4 (16.67)	15.06	0.01*
250–350	16 (10.67)	7 (29.17)
351–500	86 (57.33)	9 (37.5)
> 500	43 (28.67)	4 (16.67)
CD4 count at 36			13.20	0.01*
< 250	4 (2.67)	2 (8.33)
250–350	13 (8.67)	7 (29.17)
351–500	68 (45.33)	11 (45.83)
> 500	65 (43.33)	4 (16.67)