MM: mild malaria, SMA: severe malarial anemia, Hb: hemoglobin, Hct: hematocrit, RBCs: red blood cells, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, results are in median (interquartile ranges) and count data (#).apa
STROBE checklist of items that should be included in reports of cross-sectional case-control observational studies with detailed referencing of requirements to the text of the paper. (DOC)
*Adjusted for primagravid status and low BMI.†Different denominators reflect missing samples;‡insufficient n to assess moderate burden.MS = Microscopy diagnosed malaria.
