Table 2 Distribution of malaria parasitemia at the time of delivery
Variables | Sample source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Placental blood film, N (%) | Peripheral blood film, N (%) | Umbilical Cord blood film, N (%) | |
Positive parasitiaemia | 9/230 (3.9) | 35/230 (15.2) | 6/230 (2.6) |
Plasmodium Species | |||
 P.falciparum | 4 (1.7) | 12 (5.2) | 4 (1.74) |
 P.vivax | 5 (2.2) | 23 (10) | 2 (0.9) |
Range of parasitiaemia | 2500–9000/ μl | 2500–13,500/ μl | 2000–7500/ μl |
Parasite density/ μl a | |||
 1–999 parasites/μl | – | – | – |
 1000–9999/μl | 9 (100) | 32 (91.4) | 6 (100) |
 > 10,000/μl | – | 3 (8.57) |  |
Newborn Sex | |||
 Male | 3 (1.3) | 15 (6.5) | 1 (0.4) |
 Female | 6 (2.6) | 20 (8.7) | 5 (2.2) |