Table 5.

The sub-group analysis of the proportion of the dropout rate from CBHI in Ethiopia by region (n = 12)

Region		Proportion (95% CI)	Weight (%)
National	Mebratie et al., 2015 [11]	0.18 [0.16, 0.22]	8.37
	Tefera et al., 2021 [27]	0.31 [0.26, 0.36]	8.28
	Subtotal	0.22 [0.19, 0.25]	16.65
Amhara	Workneh et al., 2017 [4]	0.08 [0.06, 0.10]	8.40
	Asmamaw, 2018 [9]	0.36 [0.33, 0.40]	8.37
	Ashagrie et al., 2020 [17]	0.29 [0.27, 0.32]	8.40
	Hussien et al., 2022 [29]	0.56 [0.52, 0.60]	7.70
	Subtotal	0.28 [0.13, 0.42]	33.50
Oromia	Mekuria et al., 2018 [33]	0.38 [0.31, 0.45]	8.14
	Kebite, 2020 [26]	0.75 [0.71, 0.78]	8.36
	Eseta et al., 2020 [16]	0.32 [0.28, 0.36]	8.35
	Subtotal	0.48 [0.18, 0.78]	24.85
SNNPR	Worku, 2019 [30]	0.50 [0.45, 0.55]	8.27
	Kaso et al., 2022 [32]	0.17 [0.14, 0.21]	8.37
	Subtotal	0.27 [0.24, 0.29]	16.64
Addis Ababa	Gashaw et al., 2022 [28]	0.33 [0.29, 0.37]	8.35
Overall		0.34 [0.23, 0.44]	100.00