Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for analytical cross-sectional studies, 2020.

Studies	Clear criteria for inclusion	Detailed description of study subject and setting	Reliability and validity of study tools	Used standard criteria or objective	Identify cofounding factor	Strategy dealing with cofounders	Outcome measured within a valid way	Appropriate statistical analysis used	Overall score (%)
Temesgen and Andamlak	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	87.5
Yohannes et al.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	75
Mohammed et al.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	87.5
Sefinew et al.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100
Belayne et al.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	100
Regea and Eyasu	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	75