Table 2.

Relation of age with parasitaemia and anaemia

Age	years, (No)a	≤ 19 (180)	20 – 24 (109)	> 24 (22)	P
Non parasitaemic	No, (%)	65 (36.1)	57 (52.3)	12 (54.5)
Parasitaemic	No, (%)	115 (63.9)	52 (47.7)	10 (55.5)	0.01
Parasitaemia	median [IQR]b	1200 [425–3260]	820 [224–1984]	784 [385–2668]	NS c
Non anaemic	No, (%)	47 (26.1)	35 (32.1)	8 (36.4)
Anaemic	No, (%)	133 (73.9)	74 (67.9)	14 (67.6)	NS
Hb	mean g/dl, (SD)d	10 (1.3)	10.3 (1.4)	10.4 (1.5)	NS

^aNumber of pregnant women. ^b [IQR] = interquartile range. ^cNot significant. ^dStandard Deviation