Table 2. Plasmodium spp. infections in Beninese pregnant women.
| Inclusion | Delivery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Peripheral | Placental | ||
| Number of pregnant women | 975 | 667 | 562 |
| Number of P. falciparum infections | 383 | 231 | 180 |
| Prevalence (95% CI) | 39.3% (36.3–42.4) | 34.6% (31.1–38.3) | 32.0% (28.3–36.0) |
| Number of P. malariae infections | 90 | 9 | 31 |
| Prevalence (95% CI) | 9.2% (7.6–11.2) | 1.3% (0.7–2.6) | 5.5% (3.9–7.7) |
| Number of P. ovale infections | 56 | 8 | 10 |
| Prevalence (95% CI) | 5.7% (4.4–7.4) | 1.2% (0.6–2.4) | 1.8% (1.0–3.3) |
| Mono-infections, no. (%) | |||
| P. falciparum | 289 (29.6) | 227 (34.0) | 162 (28.8) |
| P. malariae | 14 (1.4) | 5 (0.7) | 15 (2.7) |
| P. ovale | 22 (2.3) | 8 (1.2) | 2 (0.4) |
| Mixed infections, no. (%) | |||
| P. falciparum, P. malariae | 64 (6.6) | 4 (0.6) | 12 (2.1) |
| P. falciparum, P. ovale | 22 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.7) |
| P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale | 8 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) |
| P. malariae, P. ovale | 4 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) |