Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Protozoan Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Prevalence of HIPPIs in Ethiopia by subgroups.

Variables	Characteristics	Number of studies	Sample size	Prevalence (95% CI)	, value
Sample size	≤200	3	449	27.12% (95% CI: -2.2-56.45)	99.4%,
	>200	42	131,467	24.89% (95% CI: 19.86-29.93)	97.8%,
Pooled prevalence of HIPPIs by year	2008-2012	6	2646	31.28% (95% CI: 12.78-49.77)	99.0%,
	2013-2017	20	7681	22.58% (95% CI: 17.52-27.64)	96.7%,
	2018-2020	19	121,589	25.30% (95% CI: 18.33-32.27)	99.6%,
Nature of study participants	Food handlers	7	1900	22.24% (95% CI: 12.94-31.54)	96%,
	Patients	13	118,738	32.65% (95% CI: 25.64-39.67)	99.%,
	Preschool children	3	858	15.81% (95% CI: 2.23-29.40)	96%,
	School children	18	8404	24.21% (95% CI: 17.89-30.52)	97.7%,
	Urban dwellers	1	355	17.7% (95% CI: 13.15-22.25)	—
	Rural dwellers	3	1661	13.29% (95% CI: 0.85-25.72)	98.1%,
Overall		45	131,916	25.01% (95% CI: 20.08-29.95)	99.4%,