Table 4

Multiple regression estimates of the effects of placental malaria, maternal HIV infection and the level of total maternal serum IgG on placental IgG antibody transfer

Serum IgG antibody specificityProportional reduction due to placental malariaProportional reduction due to maternal HIV infectionProportional reduction due to raised maternal IgG
S pneumoniae 0.82 (0.70, 0.97)4-150 0.79 (0.65, 0.95)4-150 0.86 (0.77, 0.96)4-150
Measles0.81 (0.68, 0.97)4-150 0.98 (0.79, 1.22)0.87 (0.79, 0.97)
Tetanus toxoid0.94 (0.79, 1.13)0.90 (0.77, 1.06)0.99 (0.90, 1.08)
  • The 95% confidence intervals are in parentheses.

  • 4-150 Indicates significant decrease (p<0.05).