Prevalence and associated factors of malaria among the displaced population in refugee camps in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of included articles describing malaria in refugee camps in Africa, 2023

Author/year/reference	Sample size	Diagnostic method			Total cases	Prevalence of malaria (%)	Identified Plasmodium species					Prevalence of Pf
Author/year/reference	Sample size	RDT	Microscopy	PCR	Total cases	Prevalence of malaria (%)	Pf	Pv	Pf + Pv	Pf + Po	Pf + Pm	Prevalence of Pf
Abdulmuneim et al. (2021) [23]	356	14			14	3.93	12	2				3.37
M Nabie et al. (2011) [24]	320	163	143		165	51.56	163		1		1	50.94
Miskelyemen et al. (2012) [25]	300		24		24	8.00	24					8.00
Hamza et al. (2020) [11]	380			232	232	61.05	232					61.05
Ayman et al. (2021) [26]	76		32		32	42.11	32					42.105
Paul et al. (2019) [27]	476		262		262	55.04	262					55.04
Henry et al. (2023) [28]	675	247			247	36.59	247					36.59
Rhianna et al. (2016) [29]	300	113			113	37.67	113					37.67
Hannah et al. (2017) [2]	751	323			323	43.01	323					43.01
Joyce et al. (2014) [30]	290	11	17		17	5.86	15		1	1		5.17
U E Okafor et al. (2016) [31]	102	11	16		16	15.69	10			6		9.80
Evelyn et al. (2020) [32]	184		125		125	67.93	125					67.93
Oluwaremilekun et al. (2020) [33]	250	138			138	55.20	138					55.20

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