Malaria at Parturition in Nigeria: Current Status and Delivery Outcome

Table 2

Risk factors for peripartum parasitaemia among parturient mothers in Nigeria.

Characteristics	Parasitaemia positive	Parasitaemia negative	𝑛	𝑃	OR (95% CI)
Peripheral blood
Maternal age <20 years	11 (32.4)	23 (67.6)	1875	.016	2.3 (1.2–4.9)
Maternal age ≥20 years	308 (16.7)	1533 (83.3)
Placental
Maternal age <20 years	10 (29.4)	24 (70.6)	1875	.01	2.6 (1.2–5.4)
Maternal age ≥20 years	257 (14.0)	1584 (86.0)
Peripheral blood
Primiparous	131 (21.7)	473 (88.3)	1875	.0001	1.5 (1.2–2.0)
Multiparous	188 (14.8)	1083 (85.2)
Placental
Primiparous	111 (18.4)	493 (81.6)	1875	.0001	1.6 (1.2–2.1)
Multiparous	156 (12.3)	1115 (87.7)