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Table 4 Antimalarial and antibiotics exposure in relation to pregnancy outcome (n = 994)

From: Medication exposure during pregnancy: a pilot pharmacovigilance system using health and demographic surveillance platform

Variables

Outcomes

Crude OR

Pμ

Adjusted ORα

Pμ

   

(95% CI)

 

(95% CI)

 

Birth outcome

MC/SB

Live birth

 

n (%)

n (%)

Antimalarial exposure*

  

1.2 (0.6 – 2.3)

0.546

1.3 (0.7 – 2.4)

0.494

 Yes

12 (17.4)

136 (14.7)

 No

57 (82.6)

789 (85.3)

Antibiotics exposure

  

0.8 (0.4 – 1.6)

0.551

0.8 (0.4 – 1.6)

0.526

 Yes

10 (14.5)

160 (17.3)

 No

59 (85.5)

765 (82.7)

Birth weight (grams)

< 2500

≥ 2500

    

n (%)

n (%)

Antimalarial exposure*

  

0.7 (0.3 – 1.9)

0.523

0.7 (0.3 – 1.8)

0.460

 Yes

5 (11.4)

131 (14.9)

 No

39 (88.6)

750 (85.1)

Antibiotics exposure

  

0.6 (0.2 – 1.5)

0.291

0.6 (0.2 – 1.6)

0.295

 Yes

5 (11.4)

155 (17.6)

 No

39 (88.6)

726 (82.4)

Maturity status at birth

Preterm

Term

    

n (%)

n (%)

Antimalarial exposure*

  

1.1 (0.5 – 2.5)

0.742

1.2 (0.6 – 2.7)

0.629

 Yes

8 (16.3)

128 (14.6)

 No

41 (83.7)

748 (85.4)

Antibiotics exposure

  

1.4 (0.7 – 2.8)

0.329

1.4 (0.7 – 2.8)

0.348

 Yes

11 (22.5)

149 (17.0)

 No

38 (77.5)

727 (83.0)

  1. MC/SB = Miscarriage or stillbirth; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
  2. *Excluding SP for IPTp.
  3. μEstimated from the logistic regression model with Wald type P-value.
  4. αAdjusted for parity and maternal age.