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Table 3 Association of placental malaria with maternal and umbilical cord parasitaemia

From: Prevalence of placental malaria among asymptomatic pregnant women in Wolkite health center, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia

Sample source

Total N (%)

Placental blood film, N (%)

P

Positive

Negative

Peripheral blood film

 Positive

35 (15.2)

6 (17.1)

29 (82.9)

<0.001

 Negative

195 (84.8)

3 (1.5)

192 (98.4)

Umbilical Cord blood film

 Positive

6 (2.6)

6 (100)

0 (0)

<0.001

 Negative

224 (97.4)

3 (1.3)

221 (98.7)

Total

230

9 (3.9)

221 (96.1)