Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Kisangani, A Stable Malaria Transmission Area in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Table 1

Characteristics of newborns’ mothers who had placental parasitaemia ().

Newborns’ mothers	(%)	95% CI
Age (years)
<19	52 (27.96)	21.64-34.99
19-34	128 (68.82)	61.63-75.39
≥35	6 (3.23)	1.19-6.89
Level of education
Illiterate	8 (7.20)	1.87-8.30
Primary	32 (4.30)	10.32-26.89
Secondary	118 (63.44)	56.08-70.37
Higher and university	28 (15.05)	10.24-21.02
Profession
Student	16 (8.89)	5.17-14.03
Housewife	154 (85.56)	79.56-90.34
Employee	6 (3.33)	1.23-7.11
Informal sector	4 (2.22)	0.61-5.59
Residence
Rural	32 (17.20)	12.08-23.41
Urban	154 (82.80)	76.59-87.92
Parity
1	98 (52.69)	45.25-60.04
2 and more	88 (47.31)	39.96-54.75
ANC visits
0	12 (6.45)	3.38-11.00
1	28 (15.05)	10.24-21.02
2	18 (9.68)	5.84-14.86
3	76 (40.86)	33.72-48.29
4	38 (20.43)	14.88-26.95
5	14 (7.53)	4.18-12.31
IPTp-sp doses
0	12 (6.45)	3.38-11.00
1	22 (11.83)	7.56-17.36
2	23 (12.37)	8.00-17.97
3	129 (69.35)	62.19-75.89
Use of ITNs
No	18 (9.68)	5.84-14.86
Yes	168 (90.32)	85.14-94.16
HIV serology
Negative	176 (94.62)	90.34-97.36
Positive	10 (5.38)	2.61-9.66
MUAC (cm) (mean: )
≥22	169 (90.86%)	85.77-94.59
≥21 to <22	16 (8.60%)	5.00-13.59
<21	1 (0.54%)	0.01-2.96