Table 3 Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) by region, age of children and year of publication among Ethiopian Children, 2020
Variables | No. of studies | Sample | Cases | Prevalence (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q | I2 (%) | ||||||
Region | |||||||
Addis Ababa city | 1 | 296 | 10 | 3 (2–6%) | – | – | – |
Amhara region | 36 | 36,809 | 12,374 | 34 (28–41%) | 8325.55 | 99.58 | p < 0.001 |
Benishangul-Gumuz region | 1 | 422 | 35 | 8 (6–11%) | – | – | – |
Oromia region | 20 | 9119 | 2780 | 31 (19–43%) | 9070.41 | 99.79 | p < 0.001 |
South Region | 22 | 9379 | 3869 | 44 (31–58%) | 7621.83 | 99.72 | p < 0.001 |
Tigray region | 8 | 5665 | 610 | 10 (7–12% | 66.61 | 89.49 | p < 0.001 |
Age | |||||||
School | 73 | 55,731 | 18,225 | 36 (31–42%) | 27,820.22 | 99.74 | p < 0.001 |
Preschool | 13 | 5577 | 1408 | 20 (11–29%) | 1764.59 | 99.32 | p < 0.001 |
Both | 2 | 382 | 45 | 6 (4–9%) | – | – | – |
Year of publication | |||||||
1997–2012 | 22 | 12,831 | 4607 | 44 (30–57%) | 14,221.00 | 99.85 | p < 0.001 |
2013–2020 | 66 | 48,859 | 15,071 | 30 (25–34%) | 15,324.02 | 99.58 | p < 0.001 |
Overall | 88 | 61,690 | 19,678 | 33 (28–38%) | 30,360.02 | 99.71 | p < 0.001 |