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Table 1 Characteristics of the eligible studies on STH infections in Ethiopia

From: Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool and school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

References

Study design

Population

Male

Female

Region

Laboratory methods

No. sample

Cases for IPIs

Quality score

Mekonnen et al. [6]

Clinical trial

School children

NA

NA

Oromia

KATO

840

421

3

Nute et al. [14]

Cross-sectional

School children

7418

8037

Amhara

FEC

15455

5626

3

Gadisa et al [16]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

242

319

Oromia

DWM&FEC

561

216

3

Alamir et al. [19]

Cross sectional

School children

192

207

Amhara

DWM&FEC

399

104

0

Fekadu et al. [20]

Cross sectional

School children

63

37

Oromia

Harada-Mori (Test tube culture)

100

470

0

Dessalegn et al. [21]

Cross-sectional

School children

271

315

Oromia

DWM&FEC

586

91

3

Fentie et al. [22]

Cross-sectional

School children

361

159

Amhara

KATO&FEC

520

134

3

Haileamlak et al. [23]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

487

437

Oromia

DWM&FEC

924

74

1

Mulatu et al. [24]

Cross-sectional

Preschool

81

77

SNNPR

DWM,FEC&MZN

158

224

3

Alemu et al. [25]

Cross sectional

School children

157

162

Amhara

KATO&DWM

319

243

3

Amare et al. [26]

Cross-sectional

School children

218

187

Amhara

KTO &FEC

405

92

3

Ayalew et al. [27]

Cross sectional

School children

358

346

Amhara

DWM&FEC

704

304

2

Beyene et al. [28]

Cross sectional

School children

114

146

Oromia

DWM&FEC

260

328

3

Merid et al. [30]

Cross sectional

School children

NA

NA

SNNPR

DWM&FEC

150

465

0

Nguyen et al. [31]

Cross sectional

School children

341

323

Amhara

FEC

664

129

3

Nyantekyi et al. [32]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

140

148

SNNPR

KATO&FEC

288

282

1

Tadesse et al. [33]

Cross sectional

School children

271

144

Oromia

FEC

415

437

0

Degarege et al. [34]

Cross-sectional

School children

187

216

Amhara

KATO

403

255

2

Jejaw et al. [36]

Cross-sectional

School children

228

232

SNNPR

DWM,FEC&KATO

460

353

3

King et al. [37]

cross sectional

Both

1130

1228

Amhara

FEC

2,338

267

3

Tulu et al. [38]

Cross sectional

School children

172

168

SNNPR

DWM&FEC

340

113

1

Erosie et al. [40]

Cross sectional

School children

NA

NA

SNNPR

FEC

421

69

1

Gelaw et al. [41]

cross-sectional

School children

170

134

Amhara

DWM&FEC

304

104

3

Jemaneh et al. [42]

Cross sectional

School children

282

405

Amhara

KATO

687

219

1

Mahmud et al. [43]

cross-sectional

School children

288

312

Tigray

DWM,FEC&KATO

600

89

3

Mahmud et al. [44]

Clinical trial

School children

152

217

Tigray

DWM,FEC&KATO

369

326

3

Reji et al. [45]

Cross sectional

School children

NA

NA

Oromia

KATO

358

52

1

Roma et al. [46]

Cross sectional

School children

352

168

SNNPR

FEC

520

233

1

Adamu et al. [48]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

149

147

Addis Ababa

DWM,FEC&MZN

296

571

0

Belyhun et al. [49]

Follow up cohort

Preschool children

NA

NA

SNNPR

FEC

905

292

3

Legesse et al [52]

Cross sectional

School children

167

214

Oromia

KATO&FEC

381

166

0

Mathewos et al. [53]

Cross-sectional

School children

139

122

Amhara

DWM&MZN

261

174

2

Alemayehu et al. [54]

Cross-sectional

School children

287

216

SNNPR

KATO&FEC

503

363

3

Dejenie et al. [56]

Cross sectional

School children

1012

998

Tigray

DWM

2000

245

0

Gashaw et al. [57]

Cross-sectional

School children

255

295

Amhara

KATO

550

365

3

Tekeste et al. [60]

Cross sectional

School children

170

156

Amhara

KATO

326

109

2

Terefe et al. [61]

Cross sectional

School children

218

201

SNNPR

KATO

419

285

1

Wale et al. [62]

Cross sectional

School children

206

196

Amhara

DWM&FEC

402

562

1

Aiemjoy et al. [63]

Cross-sectional

Preschool children

NA

NA

Amhara

FEC

212

354

2

Alemu et al. [64]

Cross sectional

School children

211

194

SNNPR

KATO

405

110

0

Tullu et al. [65]

Cross sectional

School children

251

241

Oromia

DWM&FEC

492

44

0

Dejenie et al. [66]

Cross sectional

School children

319

303

Tigray

KATO

622

263

0

Teklemariam et al. [67]

Cross sectional

School children

252

228

Tigray

FEC

480

139

0

Zemene et al. [68]

Cross-sectional

Preschool children

118

118

Amhara

DWM&FEC

247

43

1

Firdu et al. [69]

Case-control

Both

135

95

SNNPR

DWM,FEC&MZN

230

199

1

Tefera et al. [70]

Cross sectional

School children

282

433

Oromia

McMaster

715

202

2

Unasho et al. [71]

Cross sectional

School children

189

217

SNNPR

DWM

406

89

0

Yimam et al. [72]

Cross-sectional

School children

187

216

Amhara

KTO&FEC

403

235

3

Abdi et al. [73]

cross-sectional

School children

207

201

Amhara

FEC

408

282

3

Abera et al. [74]

Cross-sectional

School children

193

192

Amhara

FEC

385

357

3

Abossie et al. [76]

Cross-sectional

School children

191

209

SNNPR

DWM&FEC

400

324

3

Hailegebriel et al. [77]

Cross-sectional

School children

177

182

Amhara

FEC

359

235

3

Alemu et al. [78]

Cross-sectional

School children

196

195

SNNPR

FCE

391

182

2

Alemu, et al. [79]

Cross- sectional

Preschool children

183

218

Amhara

KATO

401

141

3

Alemu et al. [80]

Cross-sectional

School children

180

171

SNNPR

DWM&FEC

351

95

3

Amor et al. [82]

Cross-sectional

School children

225

171

Amhara

FEC

396

327

3

Bekana et al. [84]

Cross-sectional

School children

172

145

Oromia

KATO&FEC

317

130

3

Diro et al. [85]

prospective cohort

Both

85

37

Amhara

DWM,FEC&KATO

122

371

1

Birhanu et al. [86]

cross sectional

School children

194

228

Benishangul-Gumuz

DWM

422

138

1

Leta et al. [87]

Cross sectional

School children

NA

NA

Amhara

KATO

2,650

437

3

Tefera et al. [88]

Cross sectional

School children

364

280

Oromia

McMaster

644

237

2

Alemayehu et al. [90]

Cross sectional

School children

201

183

SNNPR

KATO&DWM

384

131

1

Ali et al. [91]

Cross sectional

School children

161

121

Oromia

KATO&DWM

282

170

0

Jemaneh et al. [92]

Cross sectional

School children

439

439

Amhara

KATO

878

165

0

Debalke et al. [93]

Cross sectional

School children

161

205

Oromia

McMaster

366

66

1

Dejene et al. [94]

Cross sectional

School children

481

319

Tigray

FEC

800

530

0

Abera et al. [95]

cross sectional

School children

397

381

Amhara

KATO&FEC

772

311

3

Kabeta et al. [96]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

NA

NA

SNNPR

DWM&FEC

587

254

1

Shumbej et al. [97]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

165

212

SNNPR

McMaster

377

245

3

Tadege et al [98]

Cross sectional

School children

235

139

SNNPR

FEC

374

127

3

Andualem et al. [99]

Cross sectional

School children

168

190

Amhara

DWM&FEC

358

59

0

Teshale et al. [100]

Cross section

School children

240

170

Tigray

KATO

410

58

1

Elfu et al. [101]

Cross sectional

School children

1129

1261

Amhara

DWM&FEC

2390

684

3

Eyamo et al. [102]

Cross sectional

School children

199

185

SNNPR

DWM

384

260

3

Molla et al. [104]

Cross sectional

School children

245

198

SNNPR

KATO

443

239

3

Tadesse et al. [106]

Cross sectional

School children

204

213

Oromia

DWM&FEC

422

131

2

Weldesenbet et al. [107]

Cross sectional

School children

349

251

SNNPR

KATO

600

57

3

Workineh et al. [108]

Cross sectional

School children

194

146

Amhara

KATO

340

51

3

Shumbej et al. [109]

Cross sectional

School children

350

247

SNNPR

KATO

597

141

3

Zenu et al. [110]

Cross sectional

School children

284

28

Oromia

DWM&FEC

312

208

3

Gizaw et al. [111]

Cross-sectional

Preschool children

106

119

Amhara

KATO

225

58

3

Mekonnen et al. [112]

Cross-sectional

Preschool children

152

158

Amhara

DWM&KATO

310

58

3

Gebrehiwot et al. [113]

Cross sectional

Preschool children

195

179

Oromia

KATO

374

1471

2

Hailu et al. [114]

Cross sectional

School children

186

223

Amhara

Richie’s

409

263

2

Assefa et al. [115]

Cross sectional

School children

479

219

Amhara

FEC

698

401

0

Kidane et al. [116]

Cross sectional

School children

177

207

Tigray

DWM

384

301

0

Samuel et al. [117]

Cross sectional

School children

NA

NA

Oromia

FEC

375

42

3

  1. DWM direct wet mount; FEC formal-ether, KATO kato-katz, NNNPR Southern nations nationalities and peoples region, IPIs intestinal parasitic infections, STHs soil transmitted helminthes, NA not available