Table 1.
Maternal Characteristics at Antenatal Enrollment Among Women in Mpemba With Placental Malaria by dhps Codon 581 Allele
| Characteristic | Placental Parasites Wild-Type A581 (n = 107) | Placental Parasites With A581G (n = 18) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allocated to IPTp-SP, % (n/N) | 45.8 (49/107) | 50 (9/18) | .741 |
| Paucigravidae, %, (n/N) | 67.3 (72/107) | 83 (15/18) | .171 |
| Maternal age, y, mean (SD) | 21.9 (4.9) | 20.9 (3.9) | .413 |
| Gestational age at enrollment, d, mean (SD) | 146 (23) | 147 (18) | .872 |
| Maternal weight, kg, mean (SD) | 54.0 (6.0) | 53.1 (5.0) | |
| Maternal height, cm, mean (SD) | 153.7 (5.9) | 153.4 (5.9) | .890 |
| Maternal BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, % (n/N) | 1.9 (2/107) | 0 | .559 |
| Used bed net last night, % (n/N) | 4.7 (5/107) | 6 (1/18) | .871 |
| P. falciparum infection at enrollment,b %, (n/N) | 55.1 (59/107) | 39 (7/19) | .201 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; IPTp-SP, intermittent preventive therapy during pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.
aComputed either with χ 2 test or Student t test.
bPositive by either light microscopy or polymerase chain reaction.