Table III.
Comparison of some characteristics between neonates with and without malaria n(%)
| Characteristics | With Malaria (n=24) |
No Malaria (n=17) |
Odds Ratio |
Confidence Interval |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal IPT during index pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 18(54.5) | 15(45.5) | 0.41 | 0.21 – 0.77 | 0.003 |
| No | 6(75.0) | 2(25.0) | |||
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| Maternal HIV status | |||||
| Positive | 1(33.3) | 2(66.7) | 0.23 | 0.12 – 0.45 | <0.001 |
| Negative | 23(60.5) | 15(29.5) | |||
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| Sex | |||||
| Male | 12(70.6) | 5(29.4) | 2.45 | 1.31 – 4.59 | 0.002 |
| Female | 12(50.0) | 12(50.0) | |||
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| Outcome | |||||
| Alive | 18(58.1) | 13(41.9) | 0.92 | 0.52 – 1.68 | 0.770 |
| Died | 6(60.0) | 4(40.0) | |||
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| Average gestational age (weeks)1 | 36.88(3.71) | 37.35(3.82) | 0.697 | ||
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| Average Birth weight (kg)1 | 2.513(0.653) | 2.582(0.628) | 0.736 | ||
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| Average weight presentation (days)1 | 6.17(4.98) | 5.47(3.89) | 0.633 | ||
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| Average duration of treatment (days)2 | 3.71(0.40) | 0.18(0.18) | <0.001 | ||
1
Mean(SD)
2
Mean(SEM) SEM = Standard Error of Mean