Table 6: Risk factors for malaria infection among pregnant women attending some ante-natal clinic in Zaria.

Variable	Number examined	P. falciparum positive (%)	OR (95% CI)		Intensity mean number of infected RBC per volume (µl)
Variable	Number examined	P. falciparum positive (%)	OR (95% CI)		+	++	+++
Presence of stagnant water
No	59	8 (13.6)		3.778 (1.43-9.95)	3	2	3
Yes	43	16 (37.2)			4	8	4
Use of mosquito net
Yes	74	22(29.7)		5.500 (1.20-25.20)	6	9	7
No	28	2 (7.1)			1	1	0
Total	102	24 (23.5)			7	10	7