From: Predictors of placental malaria in Upper West Regional Hospital-Ghana
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Placenta Malaria | |
---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
Gravidity | |||
Primigravida | 87 (29.0) | 13(61.90) | 74(26.52) |
Multigravida | 213 (71.0) | 8(38.10) | 205(73.48) |
IPT-SP Use | |||
No SP dose | 21 (7.0) | 4(19.05) | 17(6.09) |
Single dose | 38 (12.7) | 5(23.81) | 33(11.83) |
Two doses | 91 (30.3) | 7(33.33) | 84(30.11) |
Three doses | 94 (31.3) | 1(4.56) | 93(33.33) |
Four doses | 39 (13.0) | 2(9.52) | 37(13.26) |
Five doses | 17 (5.7) | 2(9.52) | 15(5.38) |
IRS | |||
Not Exposed | 62(20.67) | 12(57.14) | 50(17.92) |
Exposed | 238(79.33) | 9(42.86) | 229(82.08) |
ITN use | |||
Yes | 178 (59.3) | 9(42.86) | 169(60.57) |
No | 122 (40.7) | 12(57.14) | 110(39.43) |
ANC attendance | |||
None Attendant | 4 (1.3) | 1(4.76) | 3(1.08) |
1 to 3 attendance | 32 (10.7) | 12(57.14) | 20(7.17) |
4 or more attendance | 264 (88.0) | 8(38.10) | 256(91.75) |
Malaria in Index Pregnancy | |||
Yes | 120(40.0) | 15(71.43) | 105(37.63) |
No | 180(60.0) | 6(28.57) | 174(62.37) |
HIV status | |||
Negative | 279 (93.0) | 19(90.48) | 260(93.19) |
Positive | 14 (4.7) | 1(4.76) | 13(4.66) |
Not done | 7 (2.3) | 1(4.76) | 16(2.15) |
Hypertension (n = 299) | |||
Hypertension | 7 (2.3) | 3(15.00) | 4(1.43) |
Normotension | 292 (97.7) | 17(85.00) | 275(98.57) |