Table 4. Effect of the timing of maternal peripheral parasitaemia during pregnancy on infant haemoglobin level (g/L) in district of Allada, Benin 2010–2012, by univariate analysis.
| Malaria in pregnancy | Birth † | First year of life ‡ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Mean haemoglobin difference (g/L) | 95% CI | P value | Mean haemoglobin difference (g/L) | 95% CI | P value | ||
| Peripheral malaria infection at first ANC | ||||||||
| No* | 336 | |||||||
| Yes | 64 | - 4.8 | [-10.4, 0.8] | 0.09 | - 0.5 | [-3.7, 2.6] | 0.74 | |
| Peripheral malaria infection at second ANC | ||||||||
| No* | 376 | |||||||
| Yes | 16 | - 1.9 | [-12.6, 8.6] | 0.71 | 0.4 | [-6.3, 7.1] | 0.90 | |
| Peripheral malaria infection at delivery | ||||||||
| No* | 357 | |||||||
| Yes | 43 | - 2.4 | [-9.1, 4.2] | 0.47 | - 4.7 | [-8.3, -1.1] | 0.01 | |
ANC: Antenatal clinical visit
† Relationship assessed by linear regression
‡ Relationship assessed by multilevel linear regression (Hb measurement at birth excluded to analysis)
* Baseline category.