Review Article

Prevalence of Bovine Mastitis and Its Associated Risk Factors among Dairy Cows in Ethiopia during 2005–2022: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

List and characteristics of 17 eligible studies from 2005 to 2022.

AuthorsPublication yearRegionStudy designSample sizeCasePrevalence (95% CI)CM prevalence (95% CI)SCM prevalence (95% CI)Diagnosis method usedQuality assessment

Biffa et al.2005 [34]SNNPRCS97434034.9 (28.7, 40.9)11.9 (7.7, 16.9)23.0 (13.6, 26.8)P, B, and CMT5
Almaw et al.2008 [20]AmharaCS351143.9 (0.82, 7.17)1.4 (0.9, 3.2)2.5 (1.3, 4.9)P, B, and CMT4
Mekibib et al.2010 [26]OromiaCS1077671.0 (65.7, 79.3)22.4 (18.2, 27.0)48.6 (44.8, 55.3)P, B, and CMT5
Moges et al.2011 [35]AmharaCS32210532.6 (27.5, 37.8)0.9 (0.2, 1.8)31.67 (23.2, 36.6)P, B, and CMT4
Abera et al.2012 [27]OromiaCS4227537.1 (33.3, 38.7)8.6 (4.2, 12.7)28.6 (23.4, 34.8)P, B, and CMT5
Yohannis & Molla2013 [28]SNNPRCS34910329.5 (24.7, 34.3)2.6 (0.9, 4.3)26.9 (22.2, 31.6)B and CMT6
Musse et al.2014 [36]Addis AbabaCS34616948.8 (44.2, 54.8)10.9 (6.3, 15.7)37.9 (33.8, 38.4)B and CMT5
Abebe et al.2016 [37]SNNPRCS52933162.6 (58.3, 66.7)3.4 (0.5, 7.6)59.2 (54.6, 64.8)P, B, and CMT6
Herago et al.2017 [29]SNNPRCS3208426.3 (21.4, 31.1)3.7 (1.8, 6.9)22.5 (18.3, 27.3)B and CMT5
Mulshet et al.2017 [38]Addis AbabaCS39019249.2 (45.5, 58.7)10.2 (7.3, 13.9)39 (35.3, 45.8)B and CMT4
Tassew et al.2017 [39]B/GumuzCS38415139.3 (34.7, 43.5)11.5 (7.2, 16.4)27.8 (21.3, 31.8)B and CMT5
Birhanu et al.2017 [40]OromiaCS26210540.1 (34.8, 46.3)11.2 (7.4, 16.2)28.9 (23.8, 33.5)B and CMT4
Etifu & Tilahun2019 [30]SNNPRCS1118173.0 (67.2, 83.5)16.2 (12.5, 20.8)56.8 (52.6, 63.9)P, B, and CMT6
Abebe et al.2020 [31]SNNPRCS68637254.2 (50.5, 57.9)48.1 (44.3, 55.8)29.4 (24.6, 34.2)P, B, and CMT5
Assefa2021 [41]OromiaCS1263628.6 (23.5, 32.7)23.8 (13.7, 27.4)4.8 (2.8, 8.4)P, B, and CMT4
Fesseha et al.2021 [32]OromiaCS38428373.7 (67.1, 83.2)21.4 (17.5, 26.2)52.3 (45.4, 63.7)P, B, and CMT4
Kidanu2022 [42]AmharaCS37514639.0 (33.3, 42.8)9.0 (6.1, 12.7)30 (25.4, 35.8)P, B, and CMT6

CS: cross-sectional, CM: clinical mastitis, SCM: subclinical mastitis, P: physical, B: bacteriological, CMT: California Mastitis Test, SNNPR: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region.