The Prevalence of Malaria among Children in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

The included studies general characteristics in the systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of malaria among children in Ethiopia, 2020.

Author/year	Region	Type of study design used	Type of cases	Type of laboratory method	Sample size	Prevalence of malaria (%)	Study quality
Ruth A et al., 2011	Oromia	Cross-sectional	Asymptomatic	Microscopic	20899	0.56	Good
Ligabaw W et al., 2014	Amhara	Cross-sectional	Asymptomatic	Microscopic	385	6.75	Good
Tsige K et al., 2013	SNNP	Cross-sectional	Symptomatic	Microscopic	1497	32.59	Good
Yusuf H et al., 2012	Oromia	Cross-sectional	Symptomatic	Microscopic	830	20.48	Good
Delenasaw Y et al., 2009	Oromia	Cross-sectional	Asymptomatic	Microscopic	1855	10.46	Good
Getachew G et al., 2016	Benishangul Gumuz	Cross-sectional	Symptomatic	Microscopic	263	28.52	Good
Aklilu R, 2017	SNNP	Cross-sectional	Asymptomatic	Microscopic	419	9.07	Good