Trend of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Ethiopian Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2000-2018)

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies ().

Study name	Study region	Study period	Sample size	Total positive	IP prevalence	Lab method	IP detected	Age group
Merem, 2017 [19]	Amhara	2013-14	408	282	69.1	FEC	Helminth	6-20
Abebe, 2011 [20]	Amhara	2009	319	263	82.4	KATO	Helminth	5-19
Abebe, 2017 [41]	AA	2017	422	100	23.7	DWM, FEC	Both	4-18
Ashenafi, 2014 [42]	SNNPR	2012	400	324	81.0	DWM, FEC	Both	5-15
Abraham, 2013 [21]	Amhara	2011	403	235	58.3	KATO	Helminth	5-15
Alamneh, 2014 [22]	Amhara	2011-12	385	170	44.2	FEC	Helminth	6-18
Alemeshet, 2011 [16]	Oromia	2008	855	406	47.5	FEC	Helminth	7-16
Ayalew, 2015 [43]	SNNPR	2013	460	352	76.5	KATO	Both	5-17
Bamlaku, 2017 [23]	SNNPR	2015	374	254	67.9	FEC	Helminth	5-15
Bayeh, 2013 [24]	Amhara	2011	778	401	51.5	KATO	Helminth	7-14
Begna, 2016 [44]	Oromia	2013	492	131	26.6	DWM, FEC	Both	6-19
Bereket, 2015 [18]	SNNPR	2014	384	328	85.4	KATO, SAF	Helminth	5-19
Bereket, 2017 [25]	SNNPR	2015	503	363	72.2	KATO, SAF	Helminth	5-19
Daniel, 2017 [15]	Amhara	2017	279	85	30.5	FEC	Both	6-16
Eleni, 2013 [45]	Tigray	2011-12	384	233	60.7	DWM	Both	6-18
Ephrem, 2015 [26]	Oromia	2012	644	89	13.8	McMaster	Helminth	5-25
Fikreslasie, 2017 [27]	Oromia	2014-15	321	59	18.4	FEC	Helminth	6-15
Gemechis, 2013 [28]	Oromia	2013	390	182	46.7	KATO, FEC	Helminth	6-17
Getachew, 2014 [29]	Amhara	2013	384	327	85.2	KATO, SAF	Helminth	5-19
Getaneh, 2018 [46]	SNNPR	2017	391	181	46.3	FEC	Both	5-14
Getaneh, 2019 [47]	SNNPR	2018	351	95	27.1	DWM, FEC	Both	5-14
Girum, 2005 [30]	Oromia	2001	415	113	27.2	FEC	Helminth	5-24
Lemlem, 2010 [48]	Tigray	2007	381	263	69.0	KATO	Both	5-19
Ligabaw, 2014 [31]	Amhara	2013	385	372	84.9	FEC, KATO	Helminth	6-15
Megbaru, 2014 [32]	SNNPR	2012	405	109	26.9	KATO	Helminth	5-18
Mengstu, 2014 [33]	Amhara	2011-12	402	219	54.5	DWM, FEC	Helminth	6-19
Mohammed, 2015 [34]	Tigray	2013	442	54	12.8	KATO	Helminth	5-20
Mulusew, 2014 [49]	Amhara	2014	358	245	68.4	DWM, FEC	Both	7-21
Nam Linh, 2012 [17]	Amhara	2008	664	47	7.1	FEC	Helminth	6-19
Serkadis, 2013 [35]	Oromia	2011-12	366	233	63.7	McMaster	Helminth	5-15
Tadesse, 2018 [50]	Amhara	2017	409	193	47.2	Richie’s	Both	7-14
Tamirat, 2017 [36]	Amhara	2015-16	359	235	65.5	FEC	Helminth	7-14
Tamirat, 2018 [51]	Amhara	2014	382	200	52.4	FEC	Both	7-13
Temam, 2018 [37]	Oromia	2016	340	199	58.5	DWM, KATO	Helminth	6-19
Teshome, 2019 [38]	Oromia	2017	317	224	70.7	KATO, FEC	Helminth	5-15
Tilahun, 2015 [39]	Amhara	2010	384	211	54.9	KATO	Helminth	5-14
Tsega, 2018 [40]	Tigray	2017	410	52	12.7	KATO	Helminth	6-19
Tsegaw, 2013 [52]	Amhara	2008	520	371	71.3	DWM, FEC	Both	6-15

AA: Addis Ababa; DWM: direct wet mount; FEC: formol-ether concentration; KATO: Kato-Katz; SNNPR: Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Region.