Research Article
Burden of Placental Malaria among Pregnant Women Who Use or Do Not Use Intermittent Preventive Treatment at Mulago Hospital, Kampala
Table 2
Histopathological profiles of placental malaria among SP users and nonusers delivering at Mulago Hospital, Kampala.
| | Histopathological classification | SP-IPTp users () | Proportion of positives () | SP-IPTp nonusers () | Proportion of positives () |
| | Category 0 (no infection) | 29 (87.9%) | — | 17 (51.5%) | — | | Category 1 (active infection) | 2 (6.1%) | 50% | 8 (24.2%) | 50.0% | | Category 2 (active-chronic) | — | — | 2 (6.1%) | 12.5% | | Category 3 (past-chronic) | 2 (6.1%) | 50% | 6 (18.2%) | 37.5% | | Total biopsies with malaria footprint | 4 (12.1%) | 100% | 16 (48.5%) | 100% |
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