Table 1.

Characteristics of studies included in meta-analysis of the prevalence of depression among diabetic patients in Ethiopia, 2018.

S. number	Author/s (reference)	Publication year	Study design	Study area, region	Sample size	Response rate	Prevalence% (95% CI)
1	Erkie et al. [31]	2013	Cross-sectional	Addis Ababa	313	100%	61 (55.6, 66.4)
2	Teshager and Giru [33]	2016	Cross-sectional	Bahir Dar, Amhara region	416	100%	40.4 (35.7, 45)
3	Tilahune et al. [34]	2016	Cross-sectional	Mekele, Tigray region	264	100%	17 (12.5, 21.5)
4	Tiki [12]	2017	Cross-sectional	Ambo, Oromia region	423	100%	47 (42, 51.8)
5	Habtewold et al. [20]	2016	Cross-sectional	Addis Ababa	264	95.6%	44.7 (38.7, 50.7)
6	Birhanu et al. [18]	2016	Cross-sectional	Gonder, Amhara region	415	98%	15.4 (11.9, 18.9)
7	Tilahune et al. [35]	2016	Cross-sectional	Hawassa, SNNPR region	326	100%	24.5 (19.8, 29)
8	Dejene et al. [19]	2014	Cross-sectional	Jimma, Oromia region	335	96%	43.6 (38.3, 48.9)
9	Dessie et al. [32]	2017	Cross-sectional	Debre Markos, Amhara region	188	98%	64.9 (58, 71.7)