Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Delivering Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of Plasmodium infection in maternal, placental, and cord blood samples among delivering mothers in Kuch health center, Northwest Ethiopia, from February to May 2021().

Source of blood sample	Number examined	Number of positives (%)			Range of parasitemia/μl of blood
		P. falciparum	P. vivax	Total	P. falciparum	P. vivax	Total
Maternal peripheral blood	218	8 (3.7)	6 (2.8)	14 (6.4)	480-2480	520-4480	480-4480
Placental blood	218	5 (2.3)	—	5 (2.3)	200-1120	—	200-1120
Cord blood	218	1 (0.5)	—	1 (0.5)	—	—