Table 1.
Individual study characteristics.
| Sr. number | Author, year of publication | Study area | Study subjects | Study design | Sample size |
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| (1) | Hambisa MT et al., 2013 | Nekemte Referral Hospital, East Wollega | Adult HIV patients (age > 14) | Retrospective cohort study | 416 |
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| (2) | Tsehaineh B. et al., unpublished | JUSH, SW Ethiopia | Adult HIV patients | Retrospective cohort study | 832 |
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| (3) | Setegn et al., 2015 | Goba Hospital, Bale Zone | Adult HIV patients (age >15) | Retrospective cohort study | 2036 |
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| (4) | Biadgilign S. et al., 2012 | Hiwot Fana, Jugal and Dil Chora Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia | Adult HIV patients | Retrospective cohort study | 1537 |
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| (5) | Kassa A. et al., 2012 | Zewditu Memorial Hospital | Adult HIV patients (aged 15 or more) | Retrospective cohort study | 4210 |
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| (6) | Seyoum D. et al., 2017 | JUSH | Adult HIV patients (age ≥ 18) | Retrospective cohort study | 456 |
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| (7) | Damtew B. et al., 2015 | Kharamara Hospital, Jijiga Town, Eastern Ethiopia | Adult HIV patients (age ≥ 15) | Retrospective cohort study | 784 |
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| (8) | Alemu AW and Sebastian MS, 2010 | Shashemene and Assela Hospitals, Arsi Zone | Adult HIV patients (age ≥ 15) | Retrospective cohort study | 272 |
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| (9) | Ayalew et al., 2014 | Boru Meda and Dessie Referral Hospitals and Kombolcha Health Center | Adult HIV patients (age ≥ 15) | Retrospective cohort study | 654 |
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| (10) | Ahunie MA and Ebrahim EA, 2017 | Debre Tabor General Hospital and Woreta Health Center | Adult HIV patients (age ≥ 15) | Retrospective cohort study | 698 |
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| (11) | Abebe N et al., 2014 | Debremarkos Referral Hospital, NW Ethiopia | Adult HIV patients (age ≥15) | Retrospective cohort study | 640 |
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| (12) | Tadesse K et al., 2014 | Aksum Hospital | Adult HIV patients (age ≥ 15) | Retrospective cohort study | 520 |
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| (13) | Bedru A. and worku A, unpublished | Zewditu Hospital | Adult HIV patients (age ≥14) | Retrospective cohort study | 1070 |
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| (14) | Mengesha S et al., 2014 | Zewditu Memorial Hospital | Adult HIV patients (age ≥14) | Retrospective cohort study | 416 |
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| (15) | Moshago T et al., 2012 | Mizan Aman Hospital | Adult HIV patients | Retrospective cohort study | 2655 |
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| (16) | Sapa et al., 2016 | Dilla Hospital | Adult HIV patients (age ≥15) | Retrospective cohort study | 1391 |
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| (17) | Kebebew K and wencheko E, 2012 | Armed Forces Teaching and General Hospital | Adult HIV patients (age >15) | Retrospective cohort study | 734 |