Table 5 Pooled prevalence of species specific Trichuris trichiura 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 | 2 | 1 (0–2%) | – | – | – |
Amhara region | 28 | 31,555 | 1186 | 4 (3–4%) | 528.28 | 94.89 | p < 0.001 |
Oromia region | 19 | 8738 | 1089 | 10 (8–13%) | 1282.36 | 98.60 | p < 0.001 |
South Region | 22 | 9379 | 949 | 11 (9–13%) | 1728.08 | 98.78 | p < 0.001 |
Tigray region | 6 | 4886 | 86 | 1 (0–2%) | 61.86 | 91.92 | p < 0.001 |
Age | |||||||
School | 63 | 49,327 | 3093 | 7 (6–8%) | 3318.18 | 98.13 | p < 0.001 |
Preschool | 12 | 5267 | 211 | 4 (2–6%) | 443.50 | 97.52 | p < 0.001 |
Both | 1 | 260 | 8 | 3 (2–6%) | – | – | – |
Year of publication | |||||||
1990–2012 | 20 | 11,786 | 1374 | 14 (12–17%) | 2176.26 | 99.13 | p < 0.001 |
2013–2020 | 56 | 43,068 | 1938 | 4 (4–5%) | 1569.21 | 96.50 | p < 0.001 |
Overall | 76 | 58,234 | 9339 | 6 (6–7%) | 3766.86 | 98.01 | p < 0.001 |