Table 1.

Characteristics of studies which are included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022

References	Study year	Region	Study area	Study design	Sample size	Prevalence of gestational diabetes
Larebo et al. [42]	2020	SNNPR	Hadiya zone	Cross-sectional	470	26.2
Ewnetu et al. [48]	2016	Adiss Ababa	Adiss Ababa	Cross-sectional	162	29.6
Nigatu et al. [47]	2017	Adiss Ababa	Adiss Ababa	Cross-sectional	422	16.9
Seyoum et al. [50]	1999	Tigray	Tigray	Cross-sectional	890	3.7
Dedecha et al. [46]	2021	Oromia	Guji	Cross-sectional	190	7.4
Muche et al. [49]	2018	Amhara	Northwest Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	1110	12.8
Woticha et al. [44]	2017	SNNPR	Wolaita	Cross-sectional	564	4.2
Atlaw et al. [45]	2020	Oromia	Goba town	Prospective cohort	500	15.7
Wakwoya et al. [51]	2017	Harar	Harar and Dire Dawa	Case–control	1834	2.6
Boda et al. [43]	2019	SNNPR	Gamo zone	Cross-sectional	383	7.1