From: Non-falciparum malaria infections in pregnant women in West Africa
Burkina Faso | Gambia | Ghana | Mali | Total | |
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Number of women | 695 | 604 | 624 | 603 | 2526 |
Number of P. falciparum infections | 377 | 65 | 350 | 189 | 981 |
Prevalence of P. falciparum | 54.2 % | 10.8 % | 56.1 % | 31.3 % | 38.8 % |
(95 % Confidence interval) | (50.5, 57.9) | (8.53, 13.5) | (52.2, 59.9) | (27.8, 35.2) | (37.0, 40.8) |
Number of non-falciparum malaria infections overall | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
Prevalence of non-falciparum malaria | 0.72 % | 0.17 % | 0.96 % | 3.81 % | 1.39 % |
(95 % Confidence interval) | (0.30, 1.72) | (0.02, 1.17) | (0.43, 2.13) | (2.55, 5.68) | (1.00, 1.92) |
Number of mono-infections | |||||
P. falciparum | 374 | 65 | 345 | 172 | 956 |
P. malariae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
P. ovale curtisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
P. ovale wallikeri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Mixed infections | |||||
P. falciparum, P. malariae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
P. falciparum, P. ovale curtisi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
P. falciparum, P. ovale wallikeri | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
P. falciparum, P. vivax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale curtisi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale wallikeri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |