Review Article
Treatment Outcome of Epileptic Patients Receiving Antiepileptic Drugs in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Summary of primary studies of reporting treatment outcome among all age group epileptic patients in Ethiopia (
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| Author | Publication year | Study region | Study design | Sample size | Outcome | Seizure-free in months | Quality score | Prevalence (%) |
| Zewudie et al. [30] | 2020 | SNNP | CS | 143 | 56 | ≥24 | 8 | 39.20 | Birru et al. [14] | 2016 | Amhara | CS | 336 | 277 | 3 | 9 | 82.4 | Gurshaw et al. [20] | 2014 | Oromiya | CS | 290 | 164 | 36 | 8 | 56.7 | Tefera et al. [22] | 2020 | Oromiya | CS | 121 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 35 | Nasir et al. [28] | 2020 | Addis Ababa | CS | 291 | 100 | 12 | 9 | 34.4 | Tefera et al. [8] | 2015 | Oromiya | CS | 132 | 146 | ≥12 | 8 | 55.3 | Gebre et al. [6] | 2018 | Tigray | CS | 175 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Mekuriaw et al. [31] | 2020 | SNNP | CS | 321 | 157 | 12 | 7 | 48.9 | Tsegabrhan et al. [21] | 2014 | Oromiya | CS | 300 | 127 | 1 | 8 | 42.3 | Haile et al. [27] | 2018 | AA | CS | 410 | 272 | 12 | 9 | 66.3 | Berhanu et al. [13] | 2004 | Amhara | CS | 312 | 150 | ≥12 | 7 | 48 | Tegegne et al. [26] | 2015 | AA | CS | 415 | 129 | 12 | 9 | 31.1 | Bifftu et al. [15] | 2015 | Amhara | CS | 405 | 84 | 12 | 9 | 20.7 | Bifftu et al. [16] | 2017 | Amhara | CS | 409 | 85 | 12 | 9 | 20.78 | Niriayo et al. [29] | 2018 | Tigray | CS | 270 | 126 | 12 | 8 | 46.6 | Beyene et al. [7] | 2020 | Amhara | Rcoh | 210 | 162 | 3 | 7 | 77.1 | Gidey et al. [9] | 2019 | Oromiya | Rcoh | 404 | 261 | ≥12 | 8 | 64.6 | Tigistu et al. [17] | 2018 | Amhara | CS | 408 | 242 | 2 | 9 | 59.3 | Fanta et al. [25] | 2015 | AA | CS | 346 | 265 | 3 | 7 | 76.6 | Kiflie et al. [19] | 2011 | Oromiya | CS | 365 | 234 | ≥6 | 8 | 64.1 | Tareke et al. [18] | 2020 | Amhara | CS | 398 | 164 | ≥6 | 8 | 41.2 | Abadiga et al. [23] | 2019 | Oromiya | CS | 392 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 9.2 | Engidaw et al. [24] | 2020 | Oromiya | CS | 402 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 19.2 |
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AA: Addis Ababa; CS: cross-sectional; Rcoh: retrospective cohort; SNNP: Southern Nation, Nationalities, and People.
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