Table 1. Characteristics of children and samples included in the study.
Characteristic | Goncalves et al. 2014 N = 882 |
This Study N = 429 |
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Newborn Sex | ||
Male | 457 (51.8) | 215 (50.1) |
Female | 425 (48.2) | 214 (49.9) |
Maternal Parity | ||
Primi | 254 (28.8) | 116 (27.0) |
Secundi | 201 (22.8) | 94 (21.9) |
Multi | 427 (48.4) | 219 (51.1) |
Placental Malaria | ||
PM+ | 116 (13.2) | 52 (12.1) |
PM- | 766 (86.8) | 377 (87.9) |
Transmission season at birth | ||
High | 432 (49.0) | 194 (45.2) |
Low | 450 (51.0) | 235 (54.8) |