Table 1.

Maternal profile in malaric and non-malaric subjects

	Peripheral smear +ve (n = 16)	Placental smear +ve (n = 21)	Smear −ve (n = 479)
Age (Years)	24.62 ± 3.75	24.71 ± 2.61	24.53 ± 2.62
Primipara	62.5 %	66.6 %	60.6 %
Mean Hb in gms%	7.18 ± 2.31*	5.6 ± 2.3*	8.46 ± 1.60
PIH & Eclampsia	31.2 %	33.3 %	14.8 %
Average hospital stay	9 ± 4 days*	12 ± 6 days*	3 ± 2 days
Blood transfusions	43 %	67 %*	19.3 %
Maternal deaths	18.8 %**	28.6 %**	2.5 %

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001