Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of pregnant women by early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia status (n = 128). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2006
| Characteristic |
Total (n = 128) |
Early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia (n = 27) |
No early pregnancy malaria parasitaemia (n = 101) |
Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Maternal age | ||||
| ≥30 |
48 (38) |
6 (22) |
42 (42) |
0.13 |
| 25-29 |
40 (31) |
9 (33) |
31 (31) |
|
| <25 |
40 (31) |
12 (44) |
28 (28) |
|
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravidae |
34 (27) |
6 (18) |
28 (82) |
0.56 |
| Multigravidae |
94 (73) |
21 (22) |
73 (78) |
|
| Foetal sex | ||||
| Female |
70 (55) |
17 (24) |
53 (76) |
0.36 |
| Male |
57 (45) |
10 (18) |
47 (83) |
|
| Low SES | ||||
| Yes |
109 (85) |
23 (21) |
86 (79) |
0.99 |
| No |
19 (15) |
4 (21) |
15 (79) |
|
| Low education | ||||
| Yes |
55 (43) |
16 (29) |
39 (71) |
0.054 |
| No |
74 (57) |
11 (15) |
62 (85) |
|
| Baseline MUAC <24.3 | ||||
| Yes |
28 (22) |
6 (21) |
22 (79) |
0.96 |
| No | 100 (78) | 21 (21) | 79 (79) | |
SES, socio-economic status; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference.
a. P values from χ2 tests.