Prevalence of Malaria among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Uganda
In the sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects an estimated 24 million pregnant women and theregion records the greatest severity of malaria accounting for 90% of all the deaths. Thus,this study aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria among pregnant womenattending ANC at Ishaka Adventist Hospital. This was a cross sectional study carried outamong 185 pregnant women after informed consent was obtained. Data on demographicfactors and prevalence of malaria was collected using a pretested questionnaire. Collecteddata was entered and analyzed using the IBM SPSS, 25 of the total 185 pregnant women inthe study, 19.5% were infected with malaria parasites. Malaria prevalence was high due tonot using ITNs and IPT as preventive measures. Increasing awareness about malariapreventive measures will help to reduce malaria infection.