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. 2015 May 3;14:188. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0704-5

Table 3.

Effect of prevention used against malaria among pregnant women in Malagasy coast and highlands

		Coast				Highlands
		N	*Pf +* (%)	OR [CI 95%]	p*	N	*Pf +* (%)	OR [CI 95%]	p*
Gravidea	1	437	62 (14.2)	0.95 [0.57-1.58]	0.474	410	38 (9.3)	1.45 [0.84-2.52]	0.119
Gravidea	≥2	170	23 (13.5)	0.95 [0.57-1.58]	0.474	178	23 (12.9)	1.45 [0.84-2.52]	0.119
Bed net use	no	51	11 (21.6)	0.57 [0.28-1.16]	0.09	309	32 (10.4)	0.93 [0.55-1.59]	0.452
Bed net use	yes	584	79 (13.5)	0.57 [0.28-1.16]	0.09	288	28 (9.7)	0.93 [0.55-1.59]	0.452
IPTp/SP	no	317	60 (18.9)	0.43 [0.26-0.69]	>0.001	390	37 (9.5)	1.26 [0.72-2.20]	0.253
IPTp/SP	yes	310	28 (9.0)	0.43 [0.26-0.69]	>0.001	189	22 (11.6)	1.26 [0.72-2.20]	0.253

Pf+, Number of positive samples with Plasmodium falciparum by realtime-PCR.

OR, odd ratio.

IPTp/SP, Intermittent Presumptive Treatment in pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine.

*Fisher’s exact test.