Research Article
Self-Care Practice and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Subgroup analysis of the estimated pooled level of self-care practice among hypertensive patients in Ethiopia.
| | Variable | Subgroup | Included studies | Sample size | Estimate of overall hypertensive self-care | I2, value |
| | Region | Amhara | 3 | 994 | 43.99 (22.22, 65.75) | 98.2%, ≤0.001 | | Harar | 3 | 1094 | 47.19 (27.20, 67.17) | 97.9%, ≤0.001 | | Addis Ababa | 3 | 1173 | 37.95 (21.25, 54.65) | 97.4%, ≤0.001 | | SNNPR | 2 | 376 | 30.02 (24.17, 35.88) | 37%, 0.208 | | Oromia | 2 | 544 | 56.77 (33.03, 80.58) | 97%, ≤0.001 | | Tigray | 1 | 320 | 20.3 (15.89, 24.71) | — | | Total | | 14 | 4,501 | 41.55 (33.06, 50.05) | 97.4, ≤0.001 |
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SNNPR: South Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region.
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