Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya

Table 5

Analysis risk factors for adverse neonatal outcomes in single infections.

Variable	Geohelminths alone		Malaria parasites alone
	Infected	Not infected	Infected	Not infected
Gestation period
>37 weeks Term delivery	160(86.5%)	538(95.2%)	131(88.7%)	567(96.4%)
<37 weeks preterm delivery	18(9.7%)	23(4.1%)	26(16.0%)	15(2.6%)
< 28 weeks abortion	7(3.8%)	4(0.7)	5(3%)	6(1.0)
Chi-square	18.296		49.334
P-value	0.001		0.001
Neonatal condition at birth
Live birth	174(94.1%)	553(97.8%)	154(95.1%)	573(97.5%)
Fresh still birth	2(1.1%)	6(1.1%)	2(1.2%)	6(1.0%)
Macerated still birth	9(4.8)	6(1.1%)	6(3.7%)	9(1.5%)
Chi-square	10.288		3.128
P-value	0.006		0.209
Birth weight
>2500g Normal birth	158(85.4%)	532(94.2%)	126(77.8%)	564(95.9%)
<2500g Low birth eight	27(14.6%)	33(5.8%)	36(22.0%)	24(4.1%)
Chi-square	14.511		56.788
P-value	0.001		0.001
APGAR score
10 Normal	153(82.8%)	531(94%)	130(80.3%)	554(94.2%)
7-9 High chances of survival	18(9.7%)	15(2.7%)	17(10.5%)	16(2.7%)
<6 Low chances of survival	3(1.6%)	7(1.2%)	7(4.3%)	3(0.5%)
0 Dead	11(5.9%)	12(2.1%)	8(4.9%)	15(2.6%)
Chi-square	24.590		36.351
P-value	0.001		0.001

P<0.05 was considered significant.