Malaria Burden in Pregnancy at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda
Table 1
General characteristics.
District (%)
Kampala
68.6
Wakiso
22.9
Other
8.5
Ethnic group (%)
Ganda
62.8
Nyankole
8.0
Soga
6.0
Rwandese
5.3
Other
17.9
Median age (years)
20 (IQR: 18–25)
Education (%)
Illiterate
6.9
Primary
46.4
Secondary
42.3
Higher
4.3
Marital status (%)
Married
74.0
Single
20.4
Cohabitant
5.6
Occupation (%)
Housewife
55.8
Peasant
2.9
Student
9.7
Casual worker
18.2
Professional job
2.9
Unemployed
10.5
Visit to ANC (%)
96.8
Received IPT (%)
41.5
Use of bednet (%)
67.3
Use of ITN (%)
32.0
Median Hb level (g/dl)
12.3 (IQR: 10.9–13.4)
Hb 11 g/dl (%)
22.0
Folic acid supplementation (%)
70.4
Iron supplementation (%)
79.3
Median birthweight (g)
3100 (IQR: 2800–3500)
LBW (%)
12.2
Preterm delivery (%)
3.1
Stillbirth (%)
2.8
Caesarean (%)
17.6
Peripheral malaria (%)
9.0
Placental malaria (%)
Histology
13.9
Blood smear
11.3
ANC: antenatal clinic, at least one visit during the present pregnancy. IPT: intermittent preventive antimalarial treatment, at least one dose. ITN: insecticide-treated net. LBW: low birthweight.
