Table 5 Odds of the P. falciparum number of clones per infection on the maternal anaemia, preterm delivery, low birth weight in women at delivery
Multiplicity of P. falciparum infection | n (%) PTD | Odds ratio (CI. 95%) | P values | n (%) LBW | Odds ratio (CI. 95%) | P values | n (%) Anaemia | Odds ratio (CI. 95%) | P values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peripheral blood | |||||||||
1 clone (n = 135) | 25 (18.5) | Reference | 10 (7.4) | Reference | 47 ( 34.8) | Reference | |||
2–3 clones (n = 83) | 12 (15.6) | 0.7 (0.4–1.6) | 0.44 | 4 (5.2) | 0.6 (0.2–0.2.1) | 0.75 | 36 (43.3) | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) | 0.25 |
≥ 4 clones (n = 6) | 1 (16.6) | 0.8 (0.1–7.9) | 0.90 | 1 (16.6) | 2.1 (0.2–19.0) | 0.52 | 5 (83.3) | 9.4 (1.1–82.5) | 0.02 |
Placental blood | |||||||||
1 clone (n = 58) | 15 (25.9) | Reference | 4 (6.9) | Reference | 21 (36.2) | Reference | |||
2–3 clones (n = 31) | 5 (16.1) | 0.5 (0.2–1.7) | 0.33 | 1 (3.2) | 0.45 (0.1–4.2) | 0.48 | 12 (38.7) | (0.5–2.7) | 0.82 |
≥ 4 clones (n = 2) | 0 (0) | 0.6 (0.0–12.4) | 0.71 | 1 (50) | 13.5 (0.7–258) | 0.08 | 0 (0) | 0.35 (0.1–7.6) | 0.50 |
Cord blood | |||||||||
1 clone (42) | 6 (14.3) | Reference | 1(2.4) | Reference | 18 (42.9) | Reference | |||
2–3 clones (7) | 0 (0) | 0.4 (0.0–7.4) | 0.52 | 0 (0) | 0.2 (0.0–7.2) | 0.41 | 4 (57.1) | 1.8 (0.3–8.9) | 0.49 |