Table 4 Pooled prevalence of species specific Ascaris lumbricoides by region, age 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 | 8 | 3 (1–5%) | – | – | – |
Amhara region | 35 | 34,419 | 5311 | 14 (11–17%) | 3356.20 | 98.99 | p < 0.001 |
Oromia region | 19 | 8475 | 1271 | 15 (11–19%) | 934.49 | 98.07 | p < 0.001 |
South Region | 22 | 9379 | 2374 | 27 (21–34%) | 4265.90 | 99.51 | p < 0.001 |
Tigray region | 8 | 5665 | 375 | 6 (3–8%) | 148.81 | 95.30 | p < 0.001 |
Age | |||||||
School | 70 | 52,275 | 8509 | 18 (15–20%) | 7820.37 | 99.12 | p < 0.001 |
Preschool | 13 | 5577 | 822 | 12 (8–17%) | 892.82 | 98.66 | p < 0.001 |
Both | 2 | 382 | 8 | 2 (1–4%) | – | – | – |
Year of publication | |||||||
1990–2012 | 22 | 12,831 | 2841 | 25 (19–31%) | 4111.93 | 99.49 | p < 0.001 |
2013–2020 | 63 | 45,403 | 6498 | 14 (12–16%) | 4838.10 | 98.72 | p < 0.001 |
Overall | 85 | 58,234 | 9339 | 17 (15–19%) | 8961.94 | 99.06 | p < 0.001 |