Table 3A.

P. falciparum infection and pregnancy outcome among primigravidae and multigravidae women

	Primigravidae				Multigravidae
	N	Infected	Uninfected	P	N	Infected	Uninfected	P
Peripheral infection		N = 52/157	N = 105/157			N = 18/46	N = 28/46
Fever	8	16%	0%	< 0.01	0	0%	0%	–
HPMI*	15	19%	5%	< 0.01	7	18%	14%	0.76
IPTp	42	31%	24%	0.35	7	11%	18%	0.84
Bed net	36	19%	25%	0.44	6	5%	18%	0.84
IPTPp/bed net use	25	9%	19%	0.13	9	0%	32%	0.02
Mean Hb	120	10.2 g/dL	10.9 g/dL	0.18	–	–	–	–
Maternal anemia	120	58%	51%	0.70	–	–	–	–
Prematurity	141	29%	28%	0.97	44	11%	15%	0.68
Mean birth weight	157	2,909 g	3,112 g	0.02	46	2,973 g	2,917 g	0.37
LBW	157	17%	9%	0.16	46	17%	18%	0.92
Placental infection		N = 86/157	N = 78/157			N = 23/46	N = 23/46
HPMI	15	18%	1%	< 0.01	7	19%	12%	0.54
IPTp	42	28%†	26%	0.72	7	9%†	21%	0.50
Bed net	36	22%	24%	0.38	6	14%	13%	0.70
IPTPp/bed net use	25	15%	17%	0.56	9	4%	34%	0.02
Mean Hb	120	10.7 g/dL	10.7 g/dL	0.96	–	–	–	–
Maternal anemia	120	51%	43%	0.47	–	–	–	–
Prematurity	141	25%	32%	0.34	44	15%	13%	0.68
Mean birth weight	157	3,037 g	3,056 g	0.85	46	2,915 g	2,961 g	0.74
LBW	157	15%	9%	0.23	46	18%	17%	0.89
Cord-blood infection		N = 27/157	N = 130/157			N = 10/46	N = 16/46
HPMI	15	25.9%	6.1%	0.02	7	22%	14%	0.54
IPTp	42	18%	28%	0.25	6	30%	11%	0.55
IPTPp/bed net use	25	9.%	19%	0.13	9	0%	25%	0.24
Mean birth weight	157	2,855 g	3,085 g	0.02	46	3,042 g	2,931 g	0.43

^*History of possible malaria infection during pregnancy.

^†Difference between infected primigravidae and infected multigravidae statistically significant with P < 0.05.