Risk factor

Malaria parasitaemia

OR

95% CI

χ2

p value

Present N (%)

Absent N (%)

SEC

Lower(IV and V)

11 (3.7)

210 (69.8)

0.79

0.27 - 2.35

0.189

0.664

Upper (I-III)

5 (1.6)

75 (24.9)

Maternal age

<29 years

6 (2.0)

132 (43.9%)

0.70

0.24 - 2.03

0.474

0.609

≥29 years

10 (3.3)

153 (50.8%)

Parity

1

5 (1.7)

123 (40.5)

0.61

0.23 - 1.82

0.830

0.360

>1

11 (3.7)

162 (54.2)

Sex

Female

7 (2.3)

101 (33.6)

1.42

0.43 - 4.42

0.455

0.501

Male

9 (3.0)

184 (61.1)

Gestational age

Preterm (28 - 36 weeks)

14 (4.7)

218 (72.4)

2.15

0.47 - 19.94

0.540#

Term (37 - 42 weeks)

2 (0.7)

67 (22.3)

IPT-SP

<2 doses

5 (1.9)

122 (40.5)

0.625

0.22 - 1.89

0.782

0.362

≥2 doses

11 (4.1)

163 (54.2)

Use of ITN

Always

4 (1.3)

152 (50.4)

0.296

0.09 - 0.90

0.025#*

Not always

12 (4.0)

133 (44.2)

Maternal HIV

Reactive

1 (0.3)

13 (4.3)

1.39

0.03 - 10.55

0.543#

Non reactive

15 (5.2)

272 (90.4)