Table 2 Malaria and adverse birth outcomes during pregnancy and at delivery (n = 400)
Outcomes | Frequency |
|---|---|
Parasitemia during pregnancy | |
Symptomatic malaria during pregnancy+ (95% CI) | 2 (0.3 to 6) |
Parasitemia during ANC+ (95% CI) | 33 (21 to 41) |
Parasitemia at delivery | |
Histopathological placental malaria (active & past) % (n) | 3.0 (12) |
Histopathological placental malaria [parasites] (active only) %, (n) | 1.5 (6) |
Histopathological placental malaria [pigments] (past only) %, (n) | 1.5 (6) |
*Any parasitemia at delivery % (n) | 9.8 (39) |
Any adverse birth outcomes % (n) | 22.5 (90) |