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Malaria and pregnancy are mutually aggravating conditions, with pregnancy reducingimmunity to malaria, making pregnant women more susceptible to infection. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects 24 million pregnant women, with the region accounting for90% of all deaths. A study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors associatedwith malaria infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at KampalaInternational University Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH). The study found a 4.1% prevalence ofmalaria among the 241 pregnant women, with factors such as young age, urban residency,unemployment, low education, lower gravidity, less or equal to three ANC visits, non-usageof ITNs, and not taking intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) as major risk factors. Themalaria prevalence was low among the pregnant women studied, suggesting the need forstrengthening the use of intermittent preventive treatment and ITNs among all pregnantwomen.