Table 1.
Characteristics of the 369 study participants.
| Characteristics of mothers and infants | P. falciparum infections in infants | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No(n = 109) | Yes(n = 260) | ||
| Mothers | |||
| Mother age (mean ± SD in years) | 30 (6.07) | 26 (5.20) | 0.001 a |
| Number of antenatal visits (mean ± SD) | 4.20 (2.22) | 3.43 (1.58) | 0.443 a |
| Placental malaria (n, %) | 0.189 b | ||
| No | 99 (27.0) | 224 (61.2) | |
| Yes | 9 (2.5) | 34 (9.3) | |
| Maternal education (n, %) | 0.781 b | ||
| No education | 94 (25.5) | 221 (59.9) | |
| Partial primary | 11 (3.0) | 25 (6.8) | |
| Complete primary or more | 4 (1.0) | 14 (3.8) | |
| Primigravidae (n, %) | 0.078 b | ||
| No | 98 (28.5) | 215 (58.3) | |
| Yes | 11 (3.0) | 45 (12.2) | |
| Infants | |||
| Birth weight (mean ± SD in g) | 3049 (418) | 2976 (392) | 0.589 a |
| Infant age (mean ± SD in months) | 12 (3.54) | 14 (3.06) | <0.001 a |
| Sex (n, %): | |||
| Male | 55 (50.4) | 129 (49.6) | 0.882 b |
| Female | 54 (49.5) | 131 (50.4) | |
| Ethnic group (n, %) c : | |||
| Tori | 77 (70.6) | 195 (51.9) | 0.156 b |
| Fon | 9 (8.2) | 27 (10.4) | |
| Others | 23 (21.1) | 34 (13.1) | |
| Bednet use (mean of use ± SD) | 0.77 (0.41) | 0.71 (0.45) | 0.023 a |
| Mosquito exposure (mean of exposure ± SD) | 0.42 (0.50) | 0.53 (0.50) | 0.048 a |
| P. falciparum infections in infants (n, %) | |||
| 1 to 4 infections | _ | 201 (77.3) | |
| 5 to 8 infections | 51(19.6) | ||
| 9 to 16 infections | 8 (3.1) | ||
a
Statistical significance determined using Mann-Whitney U-test.
b
Statistical significance determined by χ2 analysis.
c
4 missing values.
In bold: significant P value at the 0.05 threshold.