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Malaria and intestinal parasite infections among pregnant women at their first antenatal care contact (ANC1) could offer information on their burden in pregnancy, community-level transmission, and intervention coverage, which is vital for targeted interventions. However, data is scarce in Ethiopia. This study investigated <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> and intestinal parasite infections along with their associated risk factors among pregnant women at their ANC1 in northwest Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec024\">\n<jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted among 538 pregnant women attending ANC1 at selected health facilities in Jawi District, northwest Ethiopia, between November 2021 and July 2022. <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> infection was diagnosed by light microscopy, rapid diagnostic tests, and multiplex real-time PCR. Whereas, intestinal parasite infections were examined microscopically using stool wet mount and Kato-Katz techniques. Predictors of <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> and intestinal parasite infections were evaluated using logistic regression analysis. A P-value of &lt;\u20090.05 was used to indicate statistical significance.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec025\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Overall, 43.1% (95% CI: 38.9\u201347.4%) of women were infected with intestinal parasites, 19.1% (95% CI: 15.9\u201322.7%) had <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> infections, and 11.7% (95% CI: 9.1\u201314.7%) were co-infected with <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> and intestinal parasites. About 84.9% of malaria cases were asymptomatic, and 39.8% were sub-microscopic infections. Younger maternal age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =\u2009 2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 3.65), primigravidity (AOR =\u2009 2.37, 95% CI: 1.43, 3.92), lack of insecticide-treated bed net use (AOR =\u2009 2.58, 95% CI: 1.26, 5.3), undernutrition (AOR =\u2009 1.89, 95% CI: 1.13, 3.15), and intestinal helminth infection (AOR =\u2009 2.09, 95% CI: 1.31, 3.36) were significant predictors of <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> infection. Whereas, rural residency (AOR =\u2009 1.62, 95% 1.03, 2.57), habit of soil eating (AOR =\u2009 2.06, 95% CI: 1.1, 3.9), consuming raw vegetables and fruits (AOR =\u2009 1.59, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.3), and lack of latrine use (AOR =\u2009 1.66, 95% CI: 1.06, 2.6) were significantly associated with intestinal parasite infections in pregnancy.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec026\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>High prevalences of <jats:italic>Plasmodium<\/jats:italic> and intestinal parasite infections were observed among pregnant women in northwest Ethiopia. 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