Table 2 Prevalence of maternal P. falciparum parasitaemia in Malawian women given IFA, MMN and LNS^a

P. falciparum parasitaemia at 32 gw (RDT)

12.0 (8.7–15.3) (374)^a

9.5 (6.6–12.5) (377)

10.9 ( 7.7–14.2) (357)

0.91 (0.61–1.36)

1.14 (0.74–1.76)

0.79 (0.52–1.20)

P. falciparum parasitaemia at 36 gw (PCR)

10.8 (7.5–14.1) (352)

8.5 (5.6–11.4) (363)

7.6 (4.8–10.4) (355)

0.70 (0.44–1.13)

0.89 (0.54–1.46)

0.79 (0.50–1.24)

P. falciparum parasitaemia at delivery (RDT)

9.1 (6.2–12.0) (373)

7.8 (5.1–10.5) (372)

8.0 (5.3–10.8) (386)

0.88 (0.55–1.40)

1.03 (0.63–1.67)

0.86 (0.53–1.37)

P. falciparum parasitaemia at delivery (PCR)

20.6 (16.5–24.7) (369)

22.4 (18.0–26.8) (357)

17.6 (13.7–21.5) (369)

0.86 (0.63–1.15)

0.79 (0.59–1.05

1.09 (0.82–1.44)