Malaria at Parturition in Nigeria: Current Status and Delivery Outcome

Table 3

Effect of maternal parasitaemia on mean hematocrit and neonatal birth weight.

Parameter	Parasitaemia maternal		𝑃-value
Mean (±SD)	Positive	Negative
Maternal HCT (%)	34.3 (±5.1)	36.5 (±5.4)	.0001
Babies’ HCT (%)	52.3 (±7.9)	52.6 (±8.3)	.663
Birth weight (g)	3078 (±523)	3175 (±477)	.001