Table 1 Descriptive summary of 30 studies reporting the prevalence and associated factors of active trachoma among children in. Ethiopia included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018
Region | Area | Author | Publication year | Sample size | Response rate (%) | Quality score (10 pts) | Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amhara | Dembia District | Ferede et al [48] | 2017 | 681 | 98 | 7 | 18.2 (15.3,21.3) |
Baso Liben | Ketema et al. [49] | 2012 | 792 | 100 | 7 | 24.1 (21.1,27.1) | |
Gazegibela | Anteneh and Getu [50] | 2016 | 601 | 100 | 8 | 52.4 (48.4,56.4) | |
Wollo | Tadesse et al. [51] | 2017 | 1358 | 100 | 7 | 21.6 (19.4,23.8) | |
Gonji Kolella | Nigusie et al. [52] | 2015 | 618 | 100 | 7 | 23.1 (19.8,26.5) | |
Maksegnit | Shiferaw and Moges [53] | 2013 | 420 | 99.8 | 7 | 23.81 (19.7,27.9) | |
ankober | Golovaty et al. [54] | 2009 | 510 | NR | 8 | 53.9 (49.6,58.3) | |
Dangla | Gedefaw et al. [55] | 2013 | 409 | 100 | 6 | 12.0 (8.8,15.1) | |
Belesa | Alemayehu | 2005 | 1244 | 100 | 7 | 42.4 (39.6,45.1) | |
Regionwide | William Oswald et al. [56] | 2017 | 62,869 | 91 | 8 | 29.0 (28.7,29.4) | |
Regionwide | Emerson et al. [57] | 2008 | 5485 | NR | 8 | 32.7 (31.5,33.2) | |
Afar | Regionwide | Negash et al. [58] | 2018 | 6399 | NR | 6 | 9.6 (8.8,10.3) |
BG | Regionwide | Adamu et al. [59] | 2016 | 7417 | NR | 6 | 8.3 (7.7,8.9) |
Dredawa | Dera Woreda | Metadel et al. [60] | 2015 | 671 | 96.5 | 8 | 15.7 (12.9,18.4) |
Ethiopia | Nationwide | Birhane et al. [8] | 2006 | 9289 | NR | 6 | 40.1 (39.2,41.1) |
Gambella | Regionwide | Abashawl et al. [61] | 2016 | 3238 | NR | 6 | 17.2 (16.9,18.5) |
Harari | Harari region | Assefa et al. [62] | 2017 | 1722 | 93.8 | 6 | 1.3 (0.8,1.8) |
Oromia | Mojo and Lume | Kassahun Yalew et al. [63] | 2012 | 431 | 100 | 5 | 22.5 (18.6,26.5) |
Kersa District | Meseret et al. [64] | 2013 | 305 | NR | 5 | 25.3 (20.4,30.1) | |
butajira | Mehari [65] | 2014 | 735 | NR | 6 | 7.6 (5.7,9.5) | |
Regionwide | Bero et al. [66] | 2016 | 41,642 | NR | 6 | 23.4(23.0,23.8) | |
Dawro Zone | Admasu W et al. [67] | 2015 | 267 | 100 | 6 | 22.9 (17.8,27.9) | |
Regionwide | Adera et al. [68] | 2016 | 41,155 | NR | 6 | 28.3 (27.9, 48.8) | |
SNNP | Zala district | Mengstu et al. [69] | 2016 | 611 | 98.87 | 7 | 36.7 (32.8,40.5) |
Goro district | Mohammed and Abebe [70] | 2005 | 826 | NR | 5 | 34.9 (31.6,38.1) | |
Gurage | Admassu et al. [12] | 2013 | 768 | 97 | 8 | 22.8 (19.8,25.8) | |
Gurage | Alemayehu et al. [71] | 2005 | 2788 | 95 | 7 | 56.5 (54.7,58.3) | |
Somali | Regionwide | Duale et al. [72] | 2018 | 23,620 | NR | 6 | 15.0 (14.5, 15.4) |
Tigray | Regionwide | Sherief et al. [73] | 2016 | 10,023 | NR | 6 | 26.7 (25.8, 27.5) |
Regionwide | Mesfin et al. [74] | 2006 | 1526 | NR | 7 | 59.2 (56.8,61.7) |