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Table 1 Characteristics of individual studies on intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia; included in the current systematic review and meta-analysis

From: Intestinal parasites co-infection among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Publication year

Place of study

Study design

Study setting

Clinics used as sources

Study period

Sampling method

Methods used to diagnose parasites

TB pts.

Infected with intestinal parasites

Prevalence (%)

Quality score

Direct microscopy

Formal ether concentration

Modified Ziehl Nielsen

Kato-Katz

Alemu et al [11]

2019

Addis Ababa

Case-control

Health facility

Health center

Jan 2017 to Jan 2018

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

91

20

22.0

Medium

Hailu et al [12]

20 15

Woldia

Case-control

Health facility

Hospital and health center

November 2010 to June 2011

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

100

49

49.0

High

Alemu et al [19]

2017

Arba Minch

Cross-sectional

Health facility

Hospital and health center

January to August 2016.

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

No

No

213

56

26.3

High

Kassu et al [20]

2007

Northwest Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

Health facility

Hospital

January 2003 and August 2003

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

No

No

257

104

40.5

Medium

Elias et al. [3]

2006

Northwest Ethiopia

Case-control

Health facility

Hospital

October 1999 and January 2002

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

No

No

230

163

70.9

High

Abate et al [4]

2012

Northwest Ethiopia

Case-control

Health facility

Hospital and health center

–

Consecutive

Yes

No

No

Yes

112

32

28.6

Medium

Alemayehu et al [15]

2014

Northwest Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

Health facility

Hospital and health center

March 2008–May 2008

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

No

No

72

24

33.3

Medium

Tegegne et al [17]

2018

Northwest Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

Health facility

Hospital

March to May 2017

Systematic random sampling

Yes

Yes

No

No

43

5

11.6

Medium

Gashaw et al [21]

2019

Northeast Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

Health facility

Hospital and health center

April 2015 to January 2017

Consecutive

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

259

28

10.8

Medium

Ramose et al [16]

2009

Gambo

Cross-sectional

Health facility

Hospital

September 2002 to October 2003.

Consecutive

Yes

No

No

No

100

32

32.0

Medium

Feleke et al [14]

2019

Amhara region

Comparative cross-sectional

Community-based

Health center

July 2015–May 2018

Systematic random sampling

No

No

Yes

Yes

1681

893

53.1

Medium