ArticleInfectious diseases of poverty2025
Malaria-anemia comorbidity and its determinants among pregnant women in high- and moderate-malaria-risk countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Drivers of trimester disparities in asymptomatic malaria during pregnancy in Kintampo South District: evidence from an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition Analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Malaria and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Co-Infection and Its Association With Anemia Among Pregnant Women Visiting Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria and anemia remain a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, with pregnant women being particularly vulnerable to its adverse effects. Despite significant efforts to control malaria and anemia, the burden and adverse effects persist, especially in developing countries among pregnant women. Existing studies investigated malaria and anemia separately and identified individual-level factors as contributors to malaria or anemia, yet the influence of community-level factors remains underexplored. This study aimed to assess the malaria-anemia comorbidity and its determinants among pregnant women in high- and moderate-malaria-risk countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
methodsData from the Malaria Indicator Surveys (MIS) conducted between 2016 and 2022 across 17 Sub-Saharan African countries were used for analysis. The study included a total of 50,545 weighted samples. Multilevel logistic regression was used to assess individual and community-level factors associated with malaria-anemia comorbidity. Factors associated with malaria-anemia comorbidity were considered significant at P-values < 0.05. A model with the lowest deviance and highest log-likelihood ratio was selected as the best-fit model.
resultsThe pooled prevalence of malaria-anemia comorbidity among pregnant women was 39.00% (95% CI 29.00-49.00). No formal education (OR = 1.43, 95% CI 1.34-1.54), using untreated bed nets (OR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.16-1.30), poor wealth index (OR = 2.37, 95% CI 2.18-2.57), not using indoor residual spraying (OR = 2.15, 95% CI 1.87-2.48), households without a television (OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.23-1.44), rural residence (OR = 2.73, 95% CI 2.54-2.93), and residing in West Sub-Saharan Africa (OR = 8.00, 95% CI 7.47-8.57), Central Sub-Saharan Africa (OR = 6.76, 95% CI 76.03-7.57), and South Sub-Saharan Africa (OR = 18.76, 95% CI 17.3-20.4) were determinants of malaria-anemia comorbidity.
conclusionsThis study revealed high malaria-anemia comorbidity among pregnant women in high- and moderate-malaria-risk countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with both individual- and community-level factors as significant determinants. Health policies should prioritize targeted interventions for pregnant women, especially in rural areas, with an emphasis on increasing untreated bed net use, and region-specific strategies, particularly in West, Central, and South Sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria-anemia comorbidity burden is notably high.
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