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. 2023 Oct 23;22:322. doi: 10.1186/s12936-023-04749-2

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of pregnant women enrolled and followed-up in the study

All samples (N = 497) Screening samples (N = 249) Follow-up samples (N = 248)
Age (years): median (IQR) 25 (21–31) 25 (21–31) 25 (21–31)
Gestational age (weeks): median (IQR) 22.5 (18–34) 18 (17–20) 34 (32–37)
Gravidity: median (IQR) 2 (1–4) 2 (1–4)
Primigravida: (n (%)) 94 (37.8%)
Secundigravida: (n (%)) 52 (20.9%)
Multigravida: (n (%)) 103 (41.4%)
Microscopy positive (n (%)) 93 (18.7%) 84 (33.7%) 9 (3.6%)
Microscopy PD (p/µl): median (IQR) 2160 (740–5080) 1960 (730–5010) 4480 (1341–8800)
 < 200 (n (%)) 6 (6.5%) 5 (6.0%) 1 (11.1%)
200–2000 (n (%)) 39 (41.9%) 38 (45.2%) 1 (11.1%)
 > 2000 (n (%)) 48 (51.6%) 41(48.8%) 7 (77.8%)
qPCR positive (n (%)) 158 130 (52.2%) 28 (11.2%)
qPCR PD (p/µl): median (IQR) 292 (49.7–1137) 334 (66–1230) 99 (10–858)
 < 200 (n (%)) 69 (43.7%) 53 (40.8%) 16 (57.1%)
200- 2000 (n (%)) 68 (43.0%) 58 (44.6%) 10 (35.7%)
 > 2000 (n (%)) 21 (13.3%) 19 (14.6%) 2 (7.1%)

IQR (Interquartile); N (sample size); PD: parasite density; p/µl: parasite per microliter