Table 4.

Distribution of median parasite densities according to the presence of some studied variables

Variable		Parasitaemia (p/µL)		P
Maternal parasitaemia
HPMI	264 (25–1400)	No HPMI	17 (11–62)	0.10
Anemic	1480 (372–1840)	Non-anemic	24 (13–53)	< 0.01
Prematurity	1640 (748–1880)	Normal delivery	16 (13–48)	0.02
LBW	485 (23–1920)	Normal birthweight	18 (13–58)	0.09
Placental parasitaemia
IPTp	12 (12–17)	No prophylaxis	76 (34–145)	< 0.01
IPTp/bed net	15 (12–21)	No prophylaxis	76 (34–145)	0.02
HPMI	109 (23–296)	No HPMI	15 (13–18)	0.04
LBW	48 (13–742)	Normal birthweight	17 (12–16)	0.06