Table 1.
Study Population Characteristics
| Enrollment Trimester (%) | Gestational Age at Delivery (weeks)b Mean (range) | At least 2 Doses IPTp-SP n (%) | ITN % | Malaria Treatmentc Mean (range) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | PM statusa | n (%) | Gestational Age at Enrollment (weeks) Mean (range) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
| Primigravid | PM− | 116 | 20.6 (7.1–36.0) | 20.7 | 57.8 | 21.5 | 38.9 (32.0–41.6) | 83 (72.2) | 50.0 | |
| PM+ | 318 (73.3%) | 20.8 (5.1–36.1) | 13.5 | 72.0 | 14.5 | 38.7 (29.6–42.0) | 214 (67.1) | 39.6 | 1.3 (0–5) | |
| Secundigravid | PM− | 118 | 20.5 (5.1–36.0) | 21.2 | 59.3 | 19.5 | 39.0 (31.6–42.3) | 91 (77.7) | 53.4 | |
| PM+ | 241 (67.1%) | 20.6 (6.3–36.0) | 12.9 | 72.2 | 14.9 | 39.1 (32.1–42.7) | 175 (72.3) | 52.3 | 1.2 (0–4) | |
| Multigravid | PM− | 373 | 20.6 (5.0–36.0) | 16.6 | 66.8 | 16.6 | 39.6 (32.4–43.0) | 279 (75.0) | 52.5 | |
| PM+ | 684 (64.7%) | 20.5 (5.6–39.0) | 15.8 | 69.2 | 15.1 | 39.5 (30.3–42.7) | 498 (72.7) | 55.7 | 1.1 (0–3) | |
Abbreviations: IPTp-SP, intermittent preventative treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; ITN, insecticide treated net; PM, malaria in pregnancy.
a PM−: no infections; PM+ at least 1 infection detected by blood smear microscopy or polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
b Gestational age at delivery includes viable singleton births.
cMean and range of treatment rounds with antimalarial drugs.