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. 2019 Jun 17;19:534. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4156-3

Table 1.

General characteristics of the included studies

Author Region Study design Study population Sample size P (%) Quality Quality assessment result (%)
Gesesew H et al./2018 [17] Oromo Retrospective cohort Adults 4900 67.7 low risk 72.73%
Abdu z etal/2014 [14] SNNPRS Retrospective cohort Adults 714 34.4 low risk 63.6%
Gebru T etal/2018 [13] SNNPRS Retrospective cohort Adults 320 50.5 low risk 54.6%
Gesesew/2016 [18] Oromo Retrospect cohort Adults 289 59.9 low risk 63.6%
Abaynew y etal/ 2011 [16] Amhara case-control Adults 320 not applicable low risk 70%
Gesesew HA etal/2013 [15] Oromo case-control Adults 309 not applicable low risk 60%
Gelaw YA, etal/2015 [12] Tigray case-control Adults 442 not applicable low risk 70%
Asrat A/2010 [19] Hareri case-control Adults 274 not applicable low risk 60%