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Table 2 Summary of outcomes: clinical vs asymptomatic malaria

From: Clinical malaria among pregnant women on combined insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Yaounde, Cameroon

Variables

Clinical malaria

Asymptomatic malaria

OR

95% IC

p

(n = 116)

(n = 166)

Maternal age (yrs)

     

15 - 19

68

34

5.5

3.2-9.3

0.000

Gravidity 1 - 2

66

28

6.5

3.8-11.3

0.000

Parity 1 - 2

61

32

4.6

2.7-7.9

0.000

Primary education

76

48

4.6

2.8-7.8

0.000

Gestational age 20 – 30 wks

74

34

6.8

4.1-11.7

0.000

Gestational age > 30 wks

3

7

0.6

0.2-2.4

0.688

Parasite density change (%)

64

25

6.9

3.9 - 12.1

0.000

Time between 1 st & 2 nd dose

     

  10 weeks

68

34

5.5

3.2-9.3

0.000