Table 9.
Pooled prevalence of Plasmodium vivax infection in pregnant females.
| References | Sample size | Proportion (%) | 95% CI | Weight (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Random | ||||
| Ahmed et al. (11) | 506 | 2.174 | 1.090–3.856 | 2.47 | 8.32 |
| Singh et al. (12) | 274 | 6.569 | 3.940–10.184 | 1.34 | 7.97 |
| Bardaji et al. (14) | 1,982 | 1.261 | 0.818–1.856 | 9.68 | 8.65 |
| Hamer et al. (15) | 3,104 | 0.580 | 0.344–0.915 | 15.16 | 8.70 |
| Kuepfer et al. (16) | 6,868 | 0.160 | 0.0800–0.286 | 33.53 | 8.74 |
| Sohail et al. (18) | 2,141 | 4.250 | 3.436–5.193 | 10.46 | 8.66 |
| Singh et al. (19) | 3,721 | 0.296 | 0.148–0.528 | 18.17 | 8.71 |
| Corrêa et al. (20) | 575 | 0.174 | 0.00440–0.965 | 2.81 | 8.37 |
| Singh et al. (21) | 203 | 29.557 | 23.374–36.347 | 1.00 | 7.72 |
| Guin et al. (23) | 500 | 1.000 | 0.325–2.318 | 2.45 | 8.31 |
| Chawla and Manu (26) | 416 | 1.923 | 0.834–3.754 | 2.04 | 8.23 |
| Datta et al. (28) | 183 | 26.776 | 20.512–33.809 | 0.90 | 7.62 |
| Total (fixed effects) | 20,473 | 0.864 | 0.742–1.001 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Total (random effects) | 20,473 | 3.463 | 1.740–5.748 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Test for heterogeneity | |||||
| Q | 603.3980 | ||||
| DF | 11 | ||||
| Significance level | P < 0.0001 | ||||
| I2 (inconsistency) | 98.18% | ||||
| 95% CI for I2 | 97.64–98.59 | ||||
| Publication bias | |||||
| Egger's test | |||||
| Intercept | 10.0418 | ||||
| 95% CI | 3.4797–16.6040 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0067 | ||||
| Begg's test | |||||
| Kendall's Tau | 0.6364 | ||||
| Significance level | P = 0.0040 | ||||