Table 2 |
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Outcomes at delivery |
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Characteristics |
CWC/CQ (n = 137) |
IPTp/CQ (n = 145) |
IPTp/SP (n = 141) |
All (N = 423) |
P |
|
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Maternal parasitaemia |
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Overall |
32.8 |
30.9 |
13.9 |
25.8 |
0.00 |
|
Primigravidae |
57.8 |
36.4 |
16.9 |
35.2 |
0.00 |
|
Secundigravidae |
20.0 |
47.8 |
22.7 |
30.0 |
0.07 |
|
Multigravidae |
19.7 |
19.7 |
7.1 |
15.7 |
0.10 |
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Placental malaria (%) |
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Overall |
18.8 |
15.9 |
10.6 |
15.6 |
0.14 |
|
Primigravidae |
31.1 |
25.4 |
15.9 |
23.4 |
0.16 |
|
Secundigravidae |
17.9 |
20.0 |
13.6 |
17.3 |
0.84 |
|
Multigravidae |
10.8 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
0.22 |
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Placental malaria Parasite densities (mean* 95%CI) |
666.7 (244.8-1815.75) |
1535.8 (560.8-4205.9) |
1030.1 (260.8-4069.0) |
996.5 (544.9-1822.3) |
0.53 |
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Cord blood parasitaemia (%) |
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|
Overall |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.19 |
|
Primigravidae |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
0.97 |
|
Secundigravidae |
7.14 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
0.18 |
|
Multigravidae |
1.54 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.40 |
|
Birth weight (mean, range) |
2749 (1100-3900) |
2819 (1500-4100) |
2836 (1500-4000) |
2802 (1100-4100) |
0.15 |
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Low birth weight** (%) |
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Overall |
23.9 |
15.6 |
11.4 |
16.9 |
0.02 |
|
Primigravidae |
40.9 |
18.9 |
14.5 |
23.2 |
0.004 |
|
Secundigravidae |
18.5 |
16.00 |
14.3 |
16.4 |
0.92 |
|
Multigravidae |
16.9 |
13.6 |
8.9 |
13.3 |
0.43 |
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Premature delivery |
28.3% |
26.2% |
30.3% |
28.2% |
0.75 |
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Spontaneous abortion |
1.5% |
1.4% |
0.7% |
1.2% |
0.81 |
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* Geometric mean ** CWC/CQ = 134; IPTp/CQ = 138; IPTp/SP = 137 |
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Tiono et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:224 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-224 |
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