Epidemiology of malaria in pregnancy in majang zone of Gambella region, southwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is among the leading global public health problems, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is associated with various adverse pregnancy outcomes involving the mother, the fetus, the newborn, and beyond. In malaria-endemic settings, it often remains asymptomatic partly due to partially acquired immunity and parasite sequestration in the placenta. Effective mitigation of MiP needs reliable data, which are scarce in the Majang Zone, where malaria burden is rising. Hence, this study aimed at investigating the magnitude, associated factors, adverse perinatal outcomes (APOs), and detectability of MiP in the Majang Zone of Gambella Region, Southwest Ethiopia. It also aimed at determining pooled prevalence, associated factors, and APOs of PM in SSA through a systematic review and meta-analysis (SRMA) of studies published in the last 100 years