Feeding Practices among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Infants in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Meta-regression to identify source of heterogeneity for the prevalence of infant feeding practices among HIV-exposed infants in Ethiopia.

Variables			Coefficients	value
Exclusive breast feeding practice	Study year	2015 and above	Reference	Reference
		Before 2015	−12.4204	0.221
	Sample	Sample size	−0.0913904	0.007
	Study area(region)	Addis ababa	−37.13872	0.039
		Amhara	−17.08339	0.310
		Oromia	−31.30989	0.077
		SNNP	−35.57453	0.064
		Tigray	Reference	Reference
Replacement feeding practices	Study years	2015 and above	−1.517622	0.856
		Before 2015	Reference	Reference
	Sample size	Sample size	0.0266583	0.349
	Study area (regions)	Addis Ababa	20.07335	0.201
		Amhara	9.977454	0.360
		Oromia	14.39511	0.498
		SNNP	17.26341	0.267
		Tigray	Reference	Reference
Mixed feeding practices	Study years	2015 and above	Reference	Reference
		Before 2015	14.72224	0.111
	Sample size	Sample size	0.0581183	0.064
	Study area(regions)	Addis Ababa	33.75423	0.062
		Amhara	6.179347	0.678
		Oromia	20.21536	0.185
		SNNP	13.25909	0.5326
		Tigray	Reference	Reference