Research Article
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Descriptive summary of primary studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of HCV prevalence among pregnant women in Ethiopia, 2020.
| First author | Year | Region | Study area | Study design | Sample size | Participants | Case | Response rate (%) | Prevalence (%) |
| Temesgen and Andamlak | 2019 | SNNPR | Atat Hospital | Cross-sectional | 222 | 222 | 4 | 100 | 1.801802 | Yohannes et al. | 2015 | Amhara | Bahir Dar city | Cross-sectional | 318 | 318 | 2 | 100 | 0.628931 | Mohammed et al. | 2014 | Amhara | Dessie referral hospital | Cross-sectional | 385 | 385 | 3 | 100 | 0.779221 | Sefinew et al. | 2015 | Amhara | Felege Hiwot referral hospital | Cross-sectional | 384 | 384 | 1 | 100 | 0.260417 | Belayne et al. | 2019 | Oromia | Jimma | Cross-sectional | 455 | 387 | 9 | 87 | 2.325581 | Regea and Eyasu | 2018 | Oromia | East Wollega zone | Cross-sectional | 422 | 421 | 34 | 99.8 | 8.07601 |
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