Table 8.
Pooled prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant females.
| References | Sample size | Proportion (%) | 95% CI | Weight (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Random | ||||
| Ahmed et al. (11) | 506 | 5.534 | 3.708–7.899 | 2.47 | 8.33 |
| Singh et al. (12) | 274 | 48.540 | 42.484–54.628 | 1.34 | 8.09 |
| Bardaji et al. (14) | 1,982 | 0.0505 | 0.00128–0.281 | 9.68 | 8.55 |
| Hamer et al. (15) | 3,104 | 1.031 | 0.706–1.452 | 15.16 | 8.58 |
| Kuepfer et al. (16) | 6,868 | 1.325 | 1.068–1.624 | 33.53 | 8.60 |
| Sohail et al. (18) | 2,141 | 0.234 | 0.0759–0.544 | 10.46 | 8.55 |
| Singh et al. (19) | 3,721 | 1.129 | 0.815–1.523 | 18.17 | 8.58 |
| Corrêa et al. (20) | 575 | 18.435 | 15.347–21.851 | 2.81 | 8.36 |
| Singh et al. (21) | 203 | 5.911 | 3.091–10.098 | 1.00 | 7.92 |
| Guin et al. (23) | 500 | 5.200 | 3.425–7.527 | 2.45 | 8.32 |
| Chawla and Manu (26) | 416 | 3.125 | 1.674–5.285 | 2.04 | 8.27 |
| Datta et al. (28) | 183 | 8.197 | 4.660–13.159 | 0.90 | 7.85 |
| Total (fixed effects) | 20,473 | 1.553 | 1.388–1.732 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Total (random effects) | 20,473 | 5.252 | 2.659–8.656 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Test for heterogeneity | |||||
| Q | 919.4662 | ||||
| DF | 11 | ||||
| Significance level | P < 0.0001 | ||||
| I2 (inconsistency) | 98.80% | ||||
| 95% CI for I2 | 98.50–99.05 | ||||
| Publication bias | |||||
| Egger's test | |||||
| Intercept | 10.9867 | ||||
| 95% CI | 1.9327–20.0408 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0222 | ||||
| Begg's test | |||||
| Kendall's Tau | 0.2727 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.2171 | ||||