Review Article

Prevalence of Calf Mortality in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 4

Multivariable meta-regression model on prevalence of calves mortality in Ethiopia (I2 = 30.2%; N = 30 reports).

PredictorsCategoryPrevalence (95% CI)NCoefficient value

Calf breedLocal10.54 (6.87–15.83)10Reference
Cross17.01 (13.22–21.62)200.6054 (0.0725, 1.1384)0.0219

Sample size<20011.16 (6.84–17.6)7Reference
200–38411.32 (6.78–18.5)6−0.7498 (−1.3946, -0.1050)0.0227
>38417.78 (13.65–22.83)170.6641 (0.0868, 1.2414)0.0242

Year of study2017–20208.46 (2.34–17.67)9Reference
2011–201614.18 (10.50–18.34)100.4406 (−0.2005, 1.0818)0.1780
2001–201018.72 (13.65–24.34)80.7651 (0.1014, 1.4288)0.0239
1991–200027.07 (19.45–35.43)31.2415 (0.3677, 2.1153)0.0054