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

Table 2

Metaregression analysis of prevalence of STHs by study period.

Parasite species	No. of studies	Pooled prevalence % (95% CI)			β	value
		2000-2013	2014-2018	Overall
Hookworms	34	11.7 (8.0-16.8)	8.7 (6.5-13.4)	10.4 (7.9-13.7)	-0.01141	0.138
A. lumbricoides	34	12.2 (8.2-17.9)	10.0 (6.7-14.6)	11.2 (8.4-14.8)	-0.02173	0.610
T. trichiura	32	3.2 (1.5-5.5)	4.2 (2.2-8.0)	3.6 (2.4-5.4)	0.0326	0.565