Research Article
Asymptomatic Malaria Correlates with Anaemia in Pregnant Women at Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Table 3
Prevalence of P. falciparum in pregnant women according to their hematological and sociodemographic status.
| | Parameters | | Blood smears | value | | | Negative | Positive |
| | Haemoglobin level | Presence of anaemia | 82/123 (67%) | 41/123 (33%) | 0.0002 | | = 123/201 (61%) | | Absence of anaemia | 70/78 (90%) | 8/78 (10%) | | = 78/201(39%) |
| | Stage of pregnancy | 1st trimestre | 55/70 (79%) | 15/70 (23%) | NS | | = 70/201 (35%) | | 2nd trimestre | 68/96 (71%) | 28/96 (29%) | | = 96/201 (48%) | | 3rd trimestre | 29/35 (83%) | 6/35 (17%) | | = 35/201 (17%) |
| | Number of pregnancy | 1 | 53/70 (76%) | 17/70 (24%) | NS | | = 70/201 (35%) | | 2 | 34/45 (76%) | 11/45 (24%) | | = 45/201 (22%) | | ≥3 | 65/86 (76%) | 21/86 (24%) | | = 86/201 (43%) |
| | Preventive treatment (SP) | Yes | 104/146 (71%) | 42/146 (29%) | 0.0182 | | =146/201 (73%) | | No | 48/55 (87%) | 7/55 (13%) | | = 55/201 (27%) |
| | Haemoglobin type | AA (74%) | 74% | 26% | NS | | AC (16%) | 81% | 19% | | AS (8%) | 75% | 25% | | CC (1%) | 1/1 | 0/1 | | SC (1%) | 2/2 | 0/2 |
| | Blood groups | A (25%) | 72% | 28% | NS | | B (31%) | 73% | 27% | | AB (9%) | 71% | 29% | | O (35%) | 82% | 18% |
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NS: not significant; in bold: significant values.
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