Parasitologic Assessment of Two-Dose and Monthly Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria during Pregnancy with Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTP-SP) in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study participants.

	Arm A	Arm B
Number	122	137
Mean age (years)	26.5±4.2	27.9±4.9
Gravidity
Primigravidae	47 (38.6%)	56 (40.9%)
Secundigravidae	33 (27.0%)	35 (25.5%)
Multigravidae	42 (34.4%)	46 (33.6%)
Mean PCV(%)	32.3±3.7%	32.4±3.7%
PCV < 33%	29 (23.8%)	29 (21.2%)
PCV ≥ 33%	93 (76.2%)	108 (78.8%)

Arm A: standard 2-Dose IPTp-SP; Arm B: monthly IPTp-SP.