Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya

Table 6

Analysis of risk factors for adverse neonatal outcomes in coinfections.

Variable	Co-infection
	P-value	OR	95% CI
Gestation period
< 37 weeks Preterm delivery	0.006	6.896	1.755-27.101
< 28 weeks Abortion	0.897	0.906	0.205-4.012
Neonatal condition at birth
Fresh still birth	0.048	3.701	1.008-13.579
Macerated still birth	0.750	0.750	0.098-5.768
Birth weight
Low birth weight	0.001	4.186	3.O94-8.369
APGAR
<6 Low chances of survival	0.001	5.310	1.860-15.162
7-9 High chances of survival	0.478	0.639	0.185-2.204
Dead	0.911	1.111	0.177-6.990

95% CI=confidence interval and OR= odds ratio; P<0.05 was considered significant.