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Table 2 Malaria and anaemia in pregnant women from Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana attending first visit of ANC care in MSF Mobile Clinics in 2015

From: High burden of malaria and anemia among tribal pregnant women in a chronic conflict corridor in India

Exams performed (n = 575)

Total tested

Positive cases

%

CI (95%)

Malaria positive

563

165

29.3 

(25.7–33.2)

HRP-II only (isolated P.falciparum)

563

106

18.8

(15.8–22.2)

pLDH only (either P. vivax or P. ovale or P. malariae)

563

1

0.2

(0.0–0.9)

Both (either isolated P.falciparum or mixed malaria)

563

58

10.3

(8.0–13.0)

Anemia

563

520

92.4 

(89.9–94.3)

Severe (<7 mg/dl)

563

39

6.9

(5.0–9.2)

Moderate (7–9.9 mg/dl)

563

379

67.3

(63.4–71.1)

Mild (10–10.9 mg/dl)

563

102

18.1

(15.1–21.5)

HIV

422

2

0.5 

(0.1–1.6)