Abstract

In the sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects an estimated 24 million pregnant women and the
region 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 women
attending ANC at Ishaka Adventist Hospital. This was a cross sectional study carried out
among 185 pregnant women after informed consent was obtained. Data on demographic
factors and prevalence of malaria was collected using a pretested questionnaire. Collected
data was entered and analyzed using the IBM SPSS, 25 of the total 185 pregnant women in
the study, 19.5% were infected with malaria parasites. Malaria prevalence was high due to
not using ITNs and IPT as preventive measures. Increasing awareness about malaria
preventive measures will help to reduce malaria infection.