TABLE 3.

Pregnancy outcomes based on status of placenta malaria

Birth outcome	Placenta malaria	Crude OR (95%CI)	p-value	Adjusted OR (95%CI)	P-value
	Yes	No
Birth weight
≥ 2.5 kg	24	304
< 2.5kg	4	18	2.8 (0.9 – 8.9)	0.08	2.4 (0.7–8.6)	0.16
Maternal Hb-level*
≥ 11g/dl	6	104
< 11g/dl	20	140	2.5 (0.9– 6.4)	0.061	3.4 (1.3–10.2)	0.01
GA at birth
≥ 37 weeks	22	302
<37 weeks	6	20	4.1 (1.5 – 11.3)	0.006	3.8 (1.3–11.4)	0.02

Abbreviations: GA = Gestational age; OR= odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Hb = Haemoglobin level

^*There were 80 participants with no Hb results