Effect of Impregnated Mosquito Bed Nets on the Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Foumban Subdivision, West Region of Cameroon

Table 8

Parity, gestation period, and risk of malaria infection.

Characteristic	Prevalence (%) n/N	OR (95% CI)	value
Parity
Primigravidae	(68.8) 66/96	2.42 (1.47-4.0)	<0.001
Secundigravidae	(52.9) 36/68	1.24 (0.72-2.13)	0.43
Multigravidae	(47.5) 116/244	1^b	NA
Trimester
First	(79.6) 86/108	1^b	NA
Second	(46.6) 68/146	0.22 (0.12-0.39)	<0.001
Third	`(41.6) 64/154	0.18 (0.10-0.32)	<0.001

(%) : (percentage) number tested positive/number tested; OR (95% CI); NA: not applicable; 1^b: reference category.