Table 2 Plasmodium falciparum prevalence at both study sites and at 1st ANC and Delivery
Characteristics | 1st ANC | Delivery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (n = 692) | Adidome (n = 366) | Battor (n = 326) | Overall (n = 499) | Adidome (n = 284) | Battor (n = 215) | |
Peripheral infection* | ||||||
By microscopy | 52(9.22%) | 37(12.42%) | 15(5.64%) | 2(0.4%) | 2(3.77%) | 0 |
By qPCR | 163(23.55%) | 104(28.4%) | 59(18.1%) | 57(11.42%) | 40(14.1%) | 17(7.9%) |
Parasite density# | ||||||
By qPCR | 3086 ± 5886 | 5308 ± 85,068 | 693 ± 6332 | 7320 ± 14,328 | 11,566 ± 66,809 | 4669 ± 34,805 |
Placental infection | ||||||
By qPCR | 54(10.82%) | 47(16.5%) | 7(3.3%) | |||