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Characteristics of 151 study participants in Kinshasa, DR Congo, 2005–2006
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | |
| Median | 27 (−) |
| 18–24 | 46 (30.5) |
| 25–29 | 53 (35.1) |
| ≥30 | 52 (34.4) |
| Gravidity | |
| Primigravidae | 35 (23.2) |
| Secundigravidae | 22 (14.6) |
| Multigravidae | 94 (62.3) |
| HIV-positive | 4 (2.6) |
| Ever parasitaemica | 44 (29.1) |
a By qPCR of P. falciparum from dried blood spots
