Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants by infection status during pregnancy
| Characteristic | Malaria infection status during pregnancy | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n = 52) | Low (n = 157) | High (n = 73) | ||
| Age at enrollment in years, mean (SD) | 23.5 (4.1) | 22.1 (3.8) | 21.0 (4.2) | 0.989 |
| Gestational age at enrollment in weeks, mean | 15.6 (2.2) | 15.2 (2.0) | 15.5 (1.9) | 0.857 |
| Primigravida, n (%) | 11 (21.2%) | 55 (35.0%) | 34 (46.6%) | 0.043 |
| Bed net ownership at enrollment, n (%) | ||||
| None | 2 (3.9%) | 20 (12.7%) | 8 (11.0%) | |
| Untreated net | 4 (7.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0.071 |
| LLIN | 46 (88.5%) | 135 (86.0%) | 63 (86.3%) | |
| Household wealth index, n (%) | ||||
| Lowest tertile | 13 (25.0%) | 54 (34.4%) | 29 (39.7%) | |
| Middle tertile | 12 (23.1%) | 57 (36.3%) | 24 (32.9%) | 0.026 |
| Highest tertile | 27 (51.9%) | 46 (29.3%) | 20 (27.4%) | |
| IPTp treatment arm, n (%) | ||||
| SP every 8 weeks | 7 (13.5%) | 40 (25.5%) | 51 (69.9%) | |
| DP every 8 weeks | 18 (34.6%) | 53 (33.8%) | 17 (23.3%) | < 0.001 |
| DP every 4 weeks | 27 (51.9%) | 64 (40.8%) | 5 (6.9%) | |