Table 3 Maternal pre-delivery and infant predictors of cord hemoglobin concentration and malaria parasitemia of infants of HIV-positive mothers
From: Predictors of fetal anemia and cord blood malaria parasitemia among newborns of HIV-positive mothers
Variable | Coefficients, β(95% CI) for predicting fetal cord Hb, g/dl | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Fetal cord Hb, g/dl, (n=295) | 0.29 (0.03, 0.55) | 0.029 |
Maternal Hb (g/dL) | −1.05 (−1.66, -0.44) | 0.001 |
Infant sex (male=0, female=1) | 0.21 (−0.01, 0.43) | 0.066 |
Gestational age (wks) | −0.29 (−1.12, 0.54) | 0.048 |
Maternal malaria status | Â | Â |
| Â | Odds ratio ( 95 % CI ) | Â |
| Â | for predicting fetal cord malaria parasitemia | Â |
Fetal cord malaria parasitemia, (n=295) | Â | Â |
Maternal malaria (no=0, yes=1) | Â | Â |
Infant sex (male=0, female=1) | 0.42 (0.21, 0.84) | 0.014 |
Maternal anemia | 1.97 (1.06, 3.66) | 0.032 |
Nine or more years of education | 1.07 (0.909, 1.26) | 0.067 |
| Â | 1.20 (0.68, 2.10) | 0.089 |