Volume 21, Number 5—May 2015
Letter
Loa loa Infection in Pregnant Women, Gabon
Table
Baseline characteristics of microfilaremic and amicrofilaremic pregnant women, Gabon, September 2009–April 2012
Characteristic | Microfilaremic, no. (%), n = 179 | Amicrofilaremic, no. (%), n = 825 | p value* |
---|---|---|---|
Age, y, n = 1,004 | 0.156 | ||
14–17 | 17 (9.5) | 129 (15.6) | |
18–20 | 43 (24.0) | 191 (23.2) | |
21–24 | 40 (22.3) | 168 (20.4) | |
25–30 | 34 (19.0) | 175 (21.2) | |
31–49 |
45 (25.1) |
162 (19.6) |
|
Gravidity, n = 1,004 | 0.057 | ||
First pregnancy | 40 (22.3) | 214 (25.9) | |
1–3 previous pregnancies | 73 (40.8) | 381 (46.2) | |
>4 previous pregnancies |
66 (36.9) |
230 (27.9) |
|
Literacy, n = 1,004 | 0.151 | ||
Yes | 141 (78.8) | 687 (83.3) | |
No |
38 (21.2) |
138 (16.7) |
|
Delivery outcome, n = 1,004 | 0.432 | ||
Live birth | 172 (96.1) | 781 (94.7) | |
Stillbirth or abortion |
7 (3.9) |
44 (5.3) |
|
Maternal malarial infection at delivery, n = 867†‡ | 0.453 | ||
Yes | 6 (3.7) | 36 (5.1) | |
No |
156 (96.3) |
669 (94.9) |
|
Anemia at delivery, hemoglobin <11 g/dL, n = 903† | 0.364 | ||
Yes | 77 (46.1) | 368 (50.0) | |
No |
90 (53.9) |
368 (50.0) |
|
Premature delivery, n = 886† | 0.082 | ||
Yes | 14 (8.5) | 36 (72.0) | |
No |
151 (91.5) |
685 (95.0) |
|
Low birthweight, n = 905† | 0.465 | ||
Yes | 24 (14.3) | 90 (12.2) | |
No | 144 (85.7) | 647 (87.8) |
*By χ2 test.
†Maternal malarial infection, anemia, prematurity, and birthweight were assessed for live births only in this analysis.
‡Low birthweight occurred in 7 (17%) of 41 babies born to malaria-infected mothers compared with 98 (14%) of 721 babies born to non–malaria-infected mothers.
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