|
Characteristics
|
Total, n = 52
|
P. vivax, n = 37
|
P. falciparum, n = 6
|
Mixed infection, n = 9
|
p-valuea
|
|---|
| |
Median (min–max)
| |
|
Age (years)
|
22 (15–39)
|
20 (15–39)
|
29 (20–31)
|
25 (17–39)
|
0.07
|
|
Number of pregnancies
|
3 (1–12)
|
2 (1–8)
|
4 (1–5)
|
3 (1–12)
|
0.006b
|
|
Gestational age (weeks)
|
31 (8–40)
|
31 (8–40)
|
32 (16–40)
|
27 (8–40)
|
0.85
|
|
Number of controls
|
4 (0–9)
|
4 (0–9)
|
4 (0–6)
|
3 (0–8)
|
0.87
|
|
Previous malaria (number of episodes)c
|
2 (1–33)
|
2 (1–30)
|
3 (1–33)
|
2 (1–30)
|
0.96c
|
| |
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
p-valued
|
|---|
|
Occupation
|
|
Housewife
|
35 (67.3)
|
27 (73)
|
3 (50)
|
5 (55.6)
|
0.4
|
|
Merchant
|
6 (11.5)
|
3 (8.1)
|
1 (16.7)
|
2 (22.2)
|
0.27
|
|
Mineworker
|
6 (11.5)
|
4 (10.8)
|
2 (33.3)
|
–
|
0.14
|
- ap-value using Kruskal–Wallis test
- bp-value using median test, pairwise comparisons showed significant differences between P. vivax and P. falciparum (p = 0.018)
- cNumber of previous episodes was available only for 27 women, p-value using median test
- dp-value using Fisher’s exact test
