Research Article

Low Economic Class Might Predispose Children under Five Years of Age to Stunting in Ethiopia: Updates of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Summary of included studies in assessing prevalence and associated factors of stunting in Ethiopia, 2010–2019 [6882].

AuthorP/yearRegionStudy settingStudy designData sourceSample sizeOutcomeReference

Abay et al.2019EthiopiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary9495Stunting[63]
Abdibari et al.2016SomaliaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary694Stunting[74]
Abel et al.2017AfarCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary840Malnutrition[68]
Ahmed et al.2015OromiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary453Stunting[59]
Amare et al.2010SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary2410Stunting[73]
Amare et al.2017AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary1295Stunting[80]
Amare et al2016AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary681Stunting[84]
Araya et al.2017TigrayCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary610Malnutrition[64]
Atanaw et.al2018AmharaCommunity basedCross-sectionalPrimary593Undernutrition[86]
Bealu et al.2017SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary508Nutritional status[60]
Behailu et al2014AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary367Malnutrition[76]
Behailu et al.2014AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary620Malnutrition[76]
Birara et al.2014AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary844Stunting[79]
Demewoz et al.2016NACommunity basedCross sectionalEDHS11,872Stunting[62]
Dilano2018BenishangulCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary564Stunting[88]
Disha et al.2013NACommunity basedCross sectionalSecondary3422Undernutrition[61]
EDHS2019EthiopiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary4989Stunting[90]
Eskeziaw et al.2015SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary567Stunting[78]
Hiwot et al.2017SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary834Undernutrition[75]
Hiwot et al.2012OromiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary791Undernutrition[66]
Jalane2019OromiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary616Chronic undernutrition[71]
Kalkidan2017OromiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary584Wasting &stunting[56]
Kasahun et al.2019NACommunity basedCross sectionalEDHS8743Stunting[91]
Kebede et al.2013OromiaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary820Malnutrition[77]
Kidanemariam et al.2016TigrayCommunity basedCase controlPrimary330Stunting[70]
Lamrot et al.2018SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary398Stunting[58]
Masresha et al.2011SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary575Stunting[67]
Misgan et al.2016AfarCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary401Stunting[81]
Samson et al.2019SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary342Stunting[83]
Seifu et al2017SNNPCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary3975Stunting[55]
Selamawit et al.2015AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary1287Stunting[26]
Shiferaw et al.2018AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary410Stunting[42]
Taye et al.2018OromiaCommunity basedCohortPrimary4468Stunting[87]
Terefe et al.2017SNNPCommunity basedCase controlPrimary587Stunting, & wasting[82]
Tesfaye et al.2019TigrayCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary394Stunting[69]
Wagaye et al.2014AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary610Undernutrition[65]
Yeshalem2017AmharaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary480Undernutrition[89]
Yirgu et al.2015SomaliaCommunity basedCross sectionalPrimary210Nutritional status[57]
Zemenu et al.2017OromiaFacility basedCross sectionalSecondary384Malnutrition[25]
Zufan et al.2019EthiopiaCommunity basedCross-sectionalEDHS7452Nutritional status[85]

Note. NA: not applicable; SNNPR: South Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region; EDHS: Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.