Table 2 Factors associated with peripheral parasitemia during malaria in pregnancy using univariate and multivariate analysis
Variable | Peripheral parasitaemia % (Positive/total) | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
1st pregnancy | 25.0 (8/32) | 1.35 (0.52–2.49) | 0.006 | 1.22 (0.49–2.12) | 0.008 |
2nd or further pregnancies | 18.5 (15/81) | 1 | Â | 1 | |
Age < 20 years | 25.0 (1/4) | 1.30 (0.14–12.20) | 0.052 | 1.24 (0.05–10.91) | 0.092 |
Age ≥ 20 years | 19.3 (21/109) | 1 |  | 1 | |
LLIN use | 33.3 (5/15) | 1.92 (0.62–5.98) | 0.001 | 1.91 (0.56–587) | 0.007 |
No LLIN use | 17.3 (17/98) | 1 | Â | 1 | |
Anti-malarial use | 27.3 (15/55) | 2.3 (0.14–0.41) | 0.005 | 0.37 (0.24–0.55) | 0.031 |
No anti-malarial use | 12.0 (7/58) | 1 | Â | 1 | |
IPTp participation | 18.8 (6/32) | 0.95 (0.34–2.64) | 0.060 | 0.85 (0.41–2.26) | 0.025 |
No IPTp participation | 19.8 (16/81) | 1 | Â | 1 | |
Herb use | 18.2 (6/33) | 0.91 (0.33–2.53) | 0.026 | 0.94 (0.40–2.24) | 0.231 |
No herb use | 20 (16/80) | 1 | Â | 1 | |
Formal education | 17.6 (19/108) | 0.44 (0.34–10.50) | 0.005 | 0.64 (0.48–5.66) | 0.002 |
No formal education | 40.0 (2/5) | 1 | Â | 1 | |