IL6 and malaria: The between-group comparison showed that IL-6 level was significantly higher in HIV seropositive pregnant women with malaria parasitemia (2.45 ± 1.05) when compared with HIV seropositive pregnant women without malaria (1.83 ± 0.55) and HIV seronegative pregnant women with malaria (1.80 ± 0.57) (p=0.005, 0.003, respectively).