Table 1.
Characteristics of pregnant women in the study subjects *
| Characteristics | Total | Primi-gravidae | Secundi-gravidae | Multi-gravidae | Grand-multigravidae | P Value |
| N (744) | N (220) | N (131) | N (322) | N (71) | ||
| Age (years) | 26.6(9.9) | 21.2(2.9) | 25.7(2.3) | 28.2(3.8) | 34.9 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
| Gestation (weeks) | 27.7 (7.7) | 27.3(8.09) | 28.1(6.9) | 27.6(7.6) | 28.3(28.3) | 0.18 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.5(1.4) | 10.5(1.3) | 10.3(1.6) | 10.6(1.3) | 10.3(1.2) | 0.2 |
| Malaria (total) | 102(13.7) | 32(14.5) | 14(10.7) | 43(13.4) | 13(18.3) | 0.4 |
| Non severe | 84(11.3) | 28(12.7) | 9(6.9) | 34(10.6) | 13 (18.3) | 0.08 |
| Severe | 18(2.4) | 4(1.8) | 5(3.8) | 9 (2.8) | 0 | 0.3 |
| Parasite count (parasites/μl) | 6,586 (19,640.2) | 11,511 (3,222) | 6,817 (14,383) | 3,504 (7,729) | 4,497 (7,748) | 0.4 |
*Data as mean (SD) or number (%) as appropriate