Table 5.
Pooled prevalence analysis of malaria in pregnant women across 16 studies.
| References | Sample size | Proportion (%) | 95% CI | Weight (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Random | ||||
| Ahmed et al. (11) | 506 | 7.510 | 5.369–10.162 | 2.19 | 6.27 |
| Singh et al. (12) | 274 | 55.109 | 49.010–61.098 | 1.19 | 6.14 |
| Singh et al. (13) | 799 | 10.763 | 8.700–13.122 | 3.45 | 6.32 |
| Bardaji et al. (14) | 1,982 | 1.312 | 0.859–1.916 | 8.56 | 6.38 |
| Hamer et al. (15) | 3,104 | 1.772 | 1.338–2.300 | 13.40 | 6.39 |
| Kuepfer et al. (16) | 6,868 | 1.616 | 1.331–1.943 | 29.65 | 6.41 |
| Singh et al. (17) | 534 | 9.363 | 7.030–12.158 | 2.31 | 6.27 |
| Sohail et al. (18) | 2,141 | 4.904 | 4.028–5.906 | 9.25 | 6.38 |
| Singh et al. (19) | 3,721 | 1.478 | 1.115–1.920 | 16.07 | 6.40 |
| Corrêa et al. (20) | 575 | 28.696 | 25.029–32.583 | 2.49 | 6.28 |
| Singh et al. (21) | 203 | 35.468 | 28.897–42.471 | 0.88 | 6.05 |
| Chauhan et al. (22) | 120 | 12.500 | 7.168–19.778 | 0.52 | 5.83 |
| Guin et al. (23) | 500 | 7.400 | 5.264–10.056 | 2.16 | 6.26 |
| Qureshi et al. (24) | 1,222 | 10.720 | 9.041–12.591 | 5.28 | 6.35 |
| Chawla and Manu (26) | 416 | 6.490 | 4.320–9.303 | 1.80 | 6.23 |
| Datta et al. (28) | 183 | 34.973 | 28.085–42.356 | 0.79 | 6.02 |
| Total (fixed effects) | 23,148 | 3.789 | 3.547–4.043 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Total (random effects) | 23,148 | 11.398 | 7.294–16.277 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Test for heterogeneity | |||||
| Q | 1,612.7437 | ||||
| DF | 15 | ||||
| Significance level | P < 0.0001 | ||||
| I2 (inconsistency) | 99.07% | ||||
| 95% CI for I2 | 98.89–99.22 | ||||
| Publication bias | |||||
| Egger's test | |||||
| Intercept | 16.0846 | ||||
| 95% CI | 9.8009–22.3683 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0001 | ||||
| Begg's test | |||||
| Kendall's Tau | 0.4167 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0244 | ||||