Table 4. Association between helminth infection at ANC visits and maternal and infant characteristics.
| Helminth infection at 1st ANC | Helminth infection at 2nd ANC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | P-value | N (%) | P-value | |
| Gravidity | ||||
| Primigravidae | 20 (13.2) | 0.484 | 11 (7.2) | 0.889 |
| Multigravidae | 78 (11.2) | 51 (7.6) | ||
| Maternal Education | ||||
| Never schooled | 72 (12.8) | 0.109 | 51 (9.3) | 0.005 |
| Primary or more | 26 (9.1) | 11 (3.9) | ||
| Maternal Occupation | ||||
| Housewives | 53 (12.8) | 0.242 | 40 (10.0) | 0.009 |
| Employed | 45 (10.3) | 22 (5.2) | ||
| Prepregnancy BMI | ||||
| Underweight | 20 (14.2) | 0.498 | 14 (3.0) | 0.156 |
| Normal | 69 (11.2) | 45 (7.6) | ||
| Overweight/Obese | 9 (9.6) | 3 (3.2) | ||
| HOME score (median) a | 27 (27) | 0.642 | 27 (27) | 0.411 |
| Raven score (median) a | 15 (15) | 0.733 | 15 (15) | 0.937 |
| Family Possession (median) a | 5 (5) | 0.044 | 4 (5) | 0.021 |
| Malaria at 1st ANC visit | ||||
| Positive | 18 (13.9) | 0.366 | 12 (9.5) | 0.366 |
| Negative | 80 (11.1) | 50 (7.2) | ||
| Malaria at 2nd ANC visit | ||||
| Positive | 5 (15.2) | 0.576 | 3 (8.8) | 0.736 |
| Negative | 92 (11.6) | 59 (7.5) | ||
| Infant helminth infection | ||||
| At least once | 5 (8.5) | 0.336 | 6 (9.8) | 0.573 |
| Never | 6 (4.8) | 9 (7.3) | ||
BMI-Body Mass Index
a Represented as median scores for women with helminth infection (median scores for uninfected women)