Table 6.
Pooled prevalence analysis of malaria in asymptomatic pregnant women.
| References | Sample size | Proportion (%) | 95% CI | Weight (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Random | ||||
| Ahmed et al. (11) | 506 | 7.510 | 5.369–10.162 | 2.45 | 9.04 |
| Singh et al. (12) | 274 | 55.109 | 49.010–61.098 | 1.33 | 8.86 |
| Singh et al. (13) | 799 | 10.763 | 8.700–13.122 | 3.86 | 9.12 |
| Bardaji et al. (14) | 1,982 | 1.312 | 0.859–1.916 | 9.57 | 9.21 |
| Hamer et al. (15) | 3,104 | 1.772 | 1.338–2.300 | 14.99 | 9.23 |
| Kuepfer et al. (16) | 6,868 | 1.616 | 1.331–1.943 | 33.15 | 9.25 |
| Singh et al. (17) | 534 | 9.363 | 7.030–12.158 | 2.58 | 9.05 |
| Sohail et al. (18) | 2,141 | 4.904 | 4.028–5.906 | 10.34 | 9.21 |
| Singh et al. (19) | 3,721 | 1.478 | 1.115–1.920 | 17.97 | 9.24 |
| Corrêa et al. (20) | 575 | 28.696 | 25.029–32.583 | 2.78 | 9.07 |
| Singh et al. (21) | 203 | 35.468 | 28.897–42.471 | 0.98 | 8.72 |
| Total (fixed effects) | 20,707 | 3.192 | 2.957–3.440 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Total (random effects) | 20,707 | 10.619 | 6.053–16.277 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Test for heterogeneity | |||||
| Q | 1,322.3511 | ||||
| DF | 10 | ||||
| Significance level | P < 0.0001 | ||||
| I2 (inconsistency) | 99.24% | ||||
| 95% CI for I2 | 99.07–99.38 | ||||
| Publication bias | |||||
| Egger's test | |||||
| Intercept | 20.1003 | ||||
| 95% CI | 11.7959–28.4048 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0004 | ||||
| Begg's test | |||||
| Kendall's Tau | 0.6727 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0040 | ||||