Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population at Inclusion.

From: High level of soluble human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G at beginning of pregnancy as predictor of risk of malaria during infancy

Groups

Covariates

Characteristics

Mothers (n = 400)

Age (years)

25.9 SD = 5.4

Gravidity

  Primigravid

15.75%

  Multigravid

84.25%

Placental malaria

10.8%

Peripheral malaria

  ANV1(a)

16.0%

  ANV2

4.9%

  Delivery

15.9%

Ethnicity

  Aïzo

69.50%

  Fon

20.75%

  Others

9.75%

Married

97.8%

ITP group(b)

  SP

34.5%

  MQFD

35.5%

  MQSD

30.0%

Health center

  Sékou

76.0%

  Atogon

24.0%

Infants (n = 400)

Birth weight (grams)

3033.9 SD = 420.4

Low birth weight

9.0%

Gender

  Female

53.0%

  Male

47.0%

  1. (a)Antenatal visit.
  2. (b)Two drugs were used for IPTp according to the protocol of the MIPPAD study: sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP, 1500/75 mg) and mefloquine (MQ: 15 mg/kg), which is given once as a full dose (MQFD) or split over 2 days (MQSD).
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