Table 3 Plasmodium infections among parturient women in Jawi district, northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Malaria in pregnancy | Malaria, % (n/N) |
|---|---|
Peripheral malaria (N = 526) | 12.2% (64/526) |
Plasmodium species | |
 Plasmodium falciparum | 9.3% (49/526) |
 Plasmodium vivax | 2.1% (11/526) |
 Mixed (P.falciparum and P.vivax) | 0.8% (4/526) |
Asymptomatic peripheral malaria | 11.4% (58/511) |
Symptomatic malaria | 40% (6/15) |
Submicroscopic | 3.6% (19/526) |
Microscopic | 8.6% (45/526) |
Parasite density in microscopic cases | |
 Median (IQR) parasite density | 5160 (14,420) |
 Low | 51.1% (23/45) |
 Intermediate | 28.9% (13/45) |
 High | 20% (9/45) |
Placental malaria (N = 460) | 10.9% (50/460) |
Plasmodium species | |
 Plasmodium falciparum | 8.9% (41/460) |
 Plasmodium vivax | 1.3% (6/460) |
 Mixed(P.falciparum and P.vivax) | 0.7% (3/460) |
Asymptomatic placental malaria (N = 448) | 10.3% (46/448) |
Symptomatic placental malaria(N = 12) | 33.3% (4/12) |
Submicroscopic | 4.8% (22/460) |
Microscopic | 6.1% (28/460) |
Parasite density in microscopic cases, (n = 28) |  |
 Median (IQR) parasite density | 17,000 (5150) |
 Low | 35.7% (10/28) |
 Intermediate | 39.3% (11/28) |
 High | 25% (7/28) |
Congenital malaria (N = 460) | 3.7% (17/460) |
Plasmodium species | |
 Plasmodium falciparum | 3.3% (15/17) |
 Plasmodium vivax | 0.4% (2/17) |
Congenital malaria from asymptomatic women (N = 448) | 3.3% (15/448) |
Congenital malaria from symptomatic women(N = 12) | 16.7% (2/12) |
Submicroscopic | 3.5% (16/460) |
Microscopic | 0.2% (1/460) |