Review Article

Hand Hygiene Compliance and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Subgroup analysis compares the pooled level of hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in Ethiopia.

VariablesSubgroupNumber of studies includedLevel of hand hygiene compliance (95% CI)Heterogeneity across the studies
I2 (%) value

RegionAmhara30.18 (0.14–0.22)78.100.01
Addis Ababa30.73 (0.50–0.96)98.120.001
SNNP10.09 (0.05–0.13)
Harari10.23 (0.13–0.30)

Sample size<40050.43 (0.10–0.75)99.490.001
≥40030.38 (0.09–0.50)99.130.001

ProfessionNurses only20.51 (−0.04–1.06)99.330.001
All types of healthcare workers60.34 (0.09–0.58)99.570.001