The Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Eshetie, Setegn
Asmelash, Daniel
Zeleke, Ayalew Jejaw
Tegegne, Yalewayker
Ambachew, Sintayehu
Addisu, Ayenew
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Malaria during pregnancy remains a major public health concern in tropical and subtropical countries.
Moreover, malaria is increasingly associated with unwanted pregnancy outcomes such as an increased risk of abortion, stillbirth, premature delivery, and low-birthweight infants.
Since pregnant women are most vulnerable to malaria, implementation of the appropriate prevention and control measures among this group is very important.
Therefore, the current review was designed to assess the prevalence of both symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria among pregnant women in Ethiopia.
Method.
In this systematic review and meta-analysis we have followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline.
The databases used were PubMed, Google Scholar, HINARI, and Science Direct literature.
Search terms used were “prevalence”, “malaria”, “pregnant women”, and “Ethiopia”.
Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-MAStARI) was used for critical appraisal of studies.
The meta-analysis was conducted using STATA 14 software.
The pooled meta-logistic regression was computed to present the pooled prevalence with a 95% confidence interval (CI).
Result.
Among a total of 10207 studies, seven studies were included in this analysis.
The estimated pooled prevalence of malaria among pregnant women in Ethiopia was 12.72% (95% CI: 7.45, 17.98).
In subgroup analysis, the prevalence of malaria showed a significant variation between asymptomatic and symptomatic cases, which was 7.83% (95% CI: 2.23, 13.43) and 17.97% (95% CI: 7.31, 28.92), respectively.
Conclusion.
The current systematic review and meta-analysis showed that the pooled prevalence of malaria among pregnant women was found to be relatively higher compared with the general population.
Therefore, the existing prevention and control measures should be strengthen.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tegegne, Yalewayker& Asmelash, Daniel& Ambachew, Sintayehu& Eshetie, Setegn& Addisu, Ayenew& Zeleke, Ayalew Jejaw. 2019. The Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186831
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tegegne, Yalewayker…[et al.]. The Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186831
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tegegne, Yalewayker& Asmelash, Daniel& Ambachew, Sintayehu& Eshetie, Setegn& Addisu, Ayenew& Zeleke, Ayalew Jejaw. The Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186831
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1186831