Table 1 Mother baseline, follow – up and newborn characteristics

    Mean ± sd

24 ± 6

  Median (IQR)

23 (20 – 29)

    < 30 years

588 (78.9)

  Gravidity

    Median(IQR)

3 (1 – 4)

    ≤ 2^*

355 (47.7)

    No use of bednet the night before recruitment

370 (49.7)

    Did not received IPTp before recruitment

648 (87.0)

    Anemia at recruitment (Hb < 11 g/ dl)

553 (74.2)

    Underweight at recruitment (BMI< 18.5 kg/m²)

46 (6.2)

    Symptomatic malaria at recruitment^*

308 (41.4)

  Treatment at random^*

    AL

242 (32.5)

    ASAQ

255 (34.3)

    MQAS

247 (33.2)

Mother follow - up

  Recurrent malaria during follow-up^*

289 (38.9)

  Delivery in the rainy season

447 (60.1)

Newborn

  Girl ^*

358 (48.1)

  Birth weight^* (g)

    mean ± sd

2838 ± 439

    < 2500g

133 (17.9)

  Preterm birth (gestation < 37 weeks)

94 (12.6)

  Low birth weight or preterm

175 (23.5)