IST | PCD | P value* | |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
ANC visit 2 | |||
Total number of women | 1776 | 2391 | |
RDT done | 1663 (93.6) | 30 (1.3) | <0.001 |
RDT result | |||
P. falciparum | 24 (1.4) | 1 (3.3) | |
P. vivax | 8 (0.5) | 4 (13.3) | |
Mixed infection (Pf+Pv) Symptomatic malaria† | 5 (0.3) 10 (27.0) | 0 5 (100.0) | |
ANC visit 3 | |||
Total number of women | 930 | 1507 | |
RDT done | 856 (92.3) | 23 (1.5) | <0.001 |
RDT result | |||
P. falciparum | 12 (1.4) | 1 (4.3) | |
P. vivax | 4 (0.5) | 7 (30.4) | |
Mixed infection (Pf+Pv) Symptomatic malaria† | 2 (0.2) 6 (33.3) | 0 8 (100.0) | |
ANC visit 4 | |||
Total number of women | 409 | 651 | |
RDT done | 394 (96.3) | 0 | <0.001 |
RDT result | – | ||
P. falciparum | 3 (0.8) | 0 | |
P. vivax | 1 (0.3) | 0 | |
Mixed infection (Pf+Pv) Symptomatic malaria† | 3 (0.8) 4 (57.1) | 0 0 |
*Pearson’s design-based test.
†RDT positive plus history of fever (<48 hours) or temperature>37.5°C.
ANC, antenatal clinic; IST, intermittent screening and treatment; P., Plasmodium; PCD, passive case detection; Pf, Plasmodium falciparum; Pv, Plasmodium vivax; RDT, rapid diagnostic test.