Table 2.
Sub group analysis of the pooled prevalence dietary diversity feeding practice among children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia from 2011 up to 2018
| Sub group by | Number of studies included | Prevalence (95% CI) | Heterogeneity statistics | P value | I2 | Tau-squared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Amhara | 5 | 12.58(CI:8.61,16.55) | 85.62 | 0.00 | 98.8% | 19.36 |
| Oromia | 3 | 23.20(CI:15.43,30.96) | 38.60 | 0.00 | 94.8% | 44.65 | |
| SNNP | 3 | 31.29(CI:19:00,43.57) | 78.60 | 0.00 | 97.5% | 114.91 | |
| aOthers | 3 | 33.76(CI:4.80,62.71) | 387.87 | 0.00 | 99.5% | 650.62 | |
| Time of study | After year 2015 | 7 | 28.490 (18.38, 38.59) | 530.66 | 0.00 | 98.9% | 183.43 |
| Within and before 2015 | 7 | 23.254 (17.73, 28.78) | 262.8 | 0.00 | 97.7% | 43.74 | |
| Place (study setting) | Towns | 3 | 32.46(9.22, 55.69) | 295.20 | 0.000 | 99.3% | 418.14 |
| Rural and town | 11 | 20.84(15.28, 26.39) | 751.64 | 0.000 | 98.7% | 86.47 | |
aAddis Ababa, afar, Ethiopia