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The present study was aimed at determining the prevalence and associated risk factors of IPIs among pregnant women in Ethiopia. A hospital\u2010based cross\u2010sectional study involving 384 pregnant women was conducted from November 2018 to March 2019. Relevant information on potential risk factors associated with IPIs was gathered using a semistructured questionnaire. Stool samples were collected and examined using wet mount and formol\u2010ether concentration techniques. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the possible association between dependent and independent variables. The overall prevalence of IPIs was 36.7%. Seven species of parasites were identified. The most prevalent intestinal protozoan parasite identified was <jats:italic>Entamoeba histolytica\/dispar<\/jats:italic> (9.6%) followed by <jats:italic>Giardia intestinalis<\/jats:italic> (8.9%). The predominant helminth parasite identified was <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic> (8.6%), followed by hookworm (5.2%), <jats:italic>Taenia<\/jats:italic> spp. (3.6%), <jats:italic>Strongyloides stercoralis<\/jats:italic> (1.3%), and <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic> (1.04%). Six pregnant women (1.56%) had infection by two parasite species. The odds of IPIs were higher among illiterates (AOR = 4.63), lowest monthly income earners (AOR = 3.49), primigravida (pregnant for the first time) (AOR = 2.04), those who used unboiled well\/stream\/river water for drinking (AOR = 14.55), ate soil (AOR = 2.32), and consumed raw vegetables (AOR = 1.91). The prevalence of IPIs in the study subjects was substantially high. 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