Treatment Outcome of Epileptic Patients Receiving Antiepileptic Drugs in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Summary of primary studies of reporting treatment outcome among all age group epileptic patients in Ethiopia ().

Author	Publication year	Study region	Study design	Sample size	Outcome	Seizure-free in months	Quality score	Prevalence (%)
Zewudie et al. [30]	2020	SNNP	CS	143	56	≥24	8	39.20
Birru et al. [14]	2016	Amhara	CS	336	277	3	9	82.4
Gurshaw et al. [20]	2014	Oromiya	CS	290	164	36	8	56.7
Tefera et al. [22]	2020	Oromiya	CS	121	42	24	9	35
Nasir et al. [28]	2020	Addis Ababa	CS	291	100	12	9	34.4
Tefera et al. [8]	2015	Oromiya	CS	132	146	≥12	8	55.3
Gebre et al. [6]	2018	Tigray	CS	175	14	1	9	8
Mekuriaw et al. [31]	2020	SNNP	CS	321	157	12	7	48.9
Tsegabrhan et al. [21]	2014	Oromiya	CS	300	127	1	8	42.3
Haile et al. [27]	2018	AA	CS	410	272	12	9	66.3
Berhanu et al. [13]	2004	Amhara	CS	312	150	≥12	7	48
Tegegne et al. [26]	2015	AA	CS	415	129	12	9	31.1
Bifftu et al. [15]	2015	Amhara	CS	405	84	12	9	20.7
Bifftu et al. [16]	2017	Amhara	CS	409	85	12	9	20.78
Niriayo et al. [29]	2018	Tigray	CS	270	126	12	8	46.6
Beyene et al. [7]	2020	Amhara	Rcoh	210	162	3	7	77.1
Gidey et al. [9]	2019	Oromiya	Rcoh	404	261	≥12	8	64.6
Tigistu et al. [17]	2018	Amhara	CS	408	242	2	9	59.3
Fanta et al. [25]	2015	AA	CS	346	265	3	7	76.6
Kiflie et al. [19]	2011	Oromiya	CS	365	234	≥6	8	64.1
Tareke et al. [18]	2020	Amhara	CS	398	164	≥6	8	41.2
Abadiga et al. [23]	2019	Oromiya	CS	392	36	12	7	9.2
Engidaw et al. [24]	2020	Oromiya	CS	402	80	12	6	19.2

AA: Addis Ababa; CS: cross-sectional; Rcoh: retrospective cohort; SNNP: Southern Nation, Nationalities, and People.