TABLE 1.
Women's and children's characteristics at inclusion and at delivery
| Group and characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Women | |
| Mean age (yr) | 26 (25–26a) |
| No. (%) of women with the following: | |
| Primigravidity | 77 (19) |
| No education | 229 (57) |
| Malaria at inclusionb | 74 (19) |
| Mean gestational age at inclusionc (days) | 116 (113–119a) |
| No. of malarial infections during pregnancyb | |
| 0 | 204 (51) |
| 1 | 117 (29) |
| ≥2 | 79 (20) |
| Mean gestational age at deliveryc (days) | 277 (276–278a) |
| No. of women with the following at delivery/total no. of women tested (%): | |
| Malaria infection (placental or peripheral)b | 71/387 (18) |
| Anemia (hemoglobin concn < 10 g/dl) | 82/375 (22) |
| Children | |
| No. of children with low birth wt for gestational aged/total no. of children tested (%) | 73/390 (19) |
| No. of children with preterm birthe/total no. of children tested (%) | 28/391 (7) |
a
Data in parentheses represent 95% confidence intervals.
b
On the basis of thick blood smear microscopy.
c
On the basis of an ultrasound examination performed before the 24th week of gestation.
d
According to the charts of Schmiegelow et al. (26).
e
Preterm birth was birth before 37 weeks of gestation.