Comparative Diagnostic Performance of Microscopy, SD-Bioline Rapid Diagnostic Test, and Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Detection of Malaria Infection among Pregnant Women at Delivery in Kumba Health District Area in the Southwest Region of Cameroon

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of the HIV-positive and HIV-negative study population.

Variables	HIV-negative (201)		HIV-positive (26)		value
	Frequency	(%)	Frequency	(%)
Age group
15–19	26	12.9	0	0.00	0.001
20–24	55	27.4	2	7.69
25–30	79	39.3	11	42.3
≥31	41	20.4	13	50.0
Gravidity
Primigravida	68	33.8	2	7.69	0.006
Multigravida	133	66.2	24	92.3
Marital status
Single	57	28.4	5	7.69	0.524
Married	139	69.2	21	80.7
Divorced	5	2.5	0	0.00
Educational level
Primary	56	27.9	9	34.6	0.580
Secondary	87	43.2	12	46.2
Tertiary	58	28.9	5	19.2
Occupation
Civil service	29	14.4	5	19.2	0.021
Student	38	18.9	0	0.00
Business	94	46.7	13	50.0
Farming	40	19.9	8	30.7
Insecticide treated bed net usage
No	48	23.9	2	7.69	0.077
Yes	153	76.1	24	92.3
Mode of delivery
CS	29	12.78	5	19.23	0.558
ND	172	75.77	21	80.76
Sex of baby
Male	99	49.25	13	50.00	0.943
Female	102	50.74	13	50.00