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Table 3. Effect of malaria parasite protection methods on the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women.

Characterisitcs No. tested No. Pos (5) OR 95% C.I p value
Prevention
Yes 75 58(77.3) 0.758 0.257, 1.937 0.645
No 44 36(81.8) 1.319 0.516, 3.369
Type of Prevention
W/D Only 54 45 (83.3) 3.077 0.988, 9.574 0.066
W/D + IRS 21 13(61.9) 0.3250 0.104, 1.011

W/D - window and door netting; IRS - interior residual spraying; OR - odd ratio; CI-confidence interval