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. 2023 Dec 21;11:1276859. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1276859

Table 2.

Results of subgroup meta-analysis of good knowledge, favorable attitudes, and good prevention practices towards dog-mediated rabies in Ethiopia.

Domain Characteristics No. of studies Subtotal estimate (95% UI) Heterogeneity
I2 (%) p value
Good knowledge Study size
<385 16 64.45 (53.80, 75.20) 99.0 <0.001
≥385 11 59.09 (32.40, 85.77) 99.9 <0.001
Population
Community 26 61.11 (46.84, 75.38) 99.8 <0.001
Dog bite victims 1 91.67 (88.90, 94.43)
Region
Amhara 11 63.10 (48.30, 77.89) 99.6 <0.001
Oromia 9 61.77 (48.29, 75.25) 98.7 <0.001
Addis Ababa 3 55.14 (−4.42, 114.70) 99.9 <0.001
SNNPR 2 62.24 (48.56, 75.92) 99.0 <0.001
Others 2 63.59 (48.47, 78.71) 96.1 <0.001
Favorable attitudes Study size
<385 15 60.41 (49.58, 71.25) 99.8 <0.001
≥385 11 51.77 (39.10, 64.44) 99.2 <0.001
Population
Community 25 55.17 (46.93, 63.40) 98.9 <0.001
Dog bite victims 1 95.57 (93.52, 97.63)
Region
Amhara 8 59.22 (48.47, 69.98) 97.9 <0.001
Oromia 11 53.55 (37.81, 69.29) 99.3 <0.001
Addis Ababa 3 48.84 (13.53, 84.15) 99.6 <0.001
SNNPR 2 69.59 (38.43, 100.75) 99.0 <0.001
Others 2 63.59 (48.47, 78.71) 99.3 <0.001
Poor prevention practices Study size
<385 14 56.41 (47.01, 65.81) 97.9 <0.001
≥385 11 48.15 (34.63, 61.68) 99.3 <0.001
Population
Community 24 53.14 (43.37, 62.91) 99.2 <0.001
Dog bite victims 1 42.97 (38.02, 47.92)
Region
Amhara 10 52.09 (42.08, 62.11) 98.0 <0.001
Oromia 9 49.67 (41.69, 57.65) 95.0 <0.001
Addis Ababa 2 39.32 (−15.23, 93.86) 99.8 <0.001
SNNPR 2 69.59 (38.43, 100.75) 99.0 <0.001
Others 2 66.23 (56.39, 76.10) 91.0 0.001

SNNPR, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region; UI, uncertainty interval.