Table 4.
Infants’ age, gestation and health and growth by aflatoxin M1 in urine of infants
| Infant positive N = 40 (%) | Infant negative N = 104 (%) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant age (months) | |||
| ≤ 6 | 28 (70.0) | 48 (46.2) | 0.010* |
| ≥ 7 | 12 (30.9) | 56 (53.9) | |
| Length of the pregnancy (months) | |||
| ≤ 8 | 16 (40.0) | 22 (21.2) | 0.022* |
| = 9 | 24 (60.0) | 82 (78.9) | |
| Premature | 2 (8.0) | 5 (5.6) | 0.651 |
| Small for gestational age | 3 (12.0) | 5 (5.6) | 0.263 |
| Mother perceives child is generally healthy | 5 (20.0) | 18 (20.2) | 0.980 |
| Mother perceives child’s growth is good/normal | 23 (92.0) | 83 (93.3) | 0.828 |
| Received medicine to treat infectionb | 5 (13.9) | 15 (7.3) | 0.184 |
a
P-value estimated from Chi-Square test, threshold of 0.1
b
Within the previous 2 weeks of the interview
*
P-value significant at < 0.1