Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women and HIV/AIDS Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of included studies (based on IgM assessment).

Author	Publication year	Study area	Study group	No of cases	Sample size	IgM positive	Sero-prevalence	Age range	Serologic test	Ref
Zemene E.	2012	Jimma town	Pregnant women	168	201	2	1.2	17–35	ELISA	[3]
Walle F.	2013	Bahir dar	HIV/AIDS patients	101	103	11	10.89	NA	ELISA	[9]
Hailu A.	2014	Ethiopia selected areas	Pregnant women	256	293	9	3.52	NA	ELISA	[11]
Hailu A.	2014	Ethiopia selected areas	HIV/AIDS patients	178	190	6	3.37	NA	ELISA	[11]
Abamecha F.	2016	Mizan Aman Hospital	Pregnant women	198	232	7	3.54	NA	ELISA	[7]
Jejaw A.	2017	Mizan Aman Hospital	HIV/AIDS patients	261	270	6	2.3	18–49	ELISA	[16]

NA: not applicable.