Table 1.
The description of studies in EMRO and Middle East countries that met our eligibility criteria
| Countries | Authors’ names | Pub. year | Samples size | HBsAg Positive (No) | HBsAg Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran (E & M) | Asefzade, M | 2004 | 270 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Azarhoosh, R | 2006 | 300 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bayani, M | 2014 | 527 | 4 | 0.75 | |
| Binesh, F | 2015 | 431 | 1 | 0.23 | |
| Salmanzadeh, SH | 2016 | 188 | 4 | 2.1 | |
| Kamangar, E | 2003 | 285 | 3 | 1.05 | |
| Salari, M | 2006 | 406 | 5 | 1.23 | |
| Amini-Ranjbar, S | 2008 | 83 | 8 | 9.6 | |
| Ghorbani, Gh | 2010 | 112 | 3 | 2.6 | |
| Alavian, S.M | 2008 | 83 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sharifi, M | 2008 | 77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baba Mahmoodi, F | 2000 | 183 | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Khosravani, A | 2012 | 222 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mokhayeri, H | 2016 | 462 | 7 | 1.52 | |
| Torkzaban, P | 2009 | 123 | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Yarmohammadi, M | 2010 | 191 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ranjbar, M | 2001 | 130 | 1 | 0.77 | |
| Iraq (E & M) | Al-Mashhadani, J. I | 2009 | 1656 | 89 | 5.37 |
| Hussein, N. R | 2015 | 192 | 1 | 0.52 | |
| Hamied, L | 2010 | 375 | 25 | 6.66 | |
| Libya (E & M) | Elzouki, A. N | 2014 | 601 | 11 | 1.83 |
| Ziglam, H | 2013 | 2705 | 31 | 1.1 | |
| Morocco (E) | Djeriri, K | 2008 | 276 | 3 | 1 |
| Souly, K | 2016 | 601 | 19 | 3.16 | |
| Pakistan (E) | Abdul Qayyum, F | 2012 | 1891 | 27 | 1.4 |
| Aziz, S | 2002 | 250 | 6 | 2.4 | |
| Memon, M. S | 2007 | 380 | 18 | 4.7 | |
| Saqib, Sh | 2016 | 500 | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Palestine (E & M) | Astal, Z | 2004 | 399 | 11 | 2.75 |
| Sudan (E) | Elduma, A. H | 2011 | 245 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Elmukashfi, T. A | 2012 | 843 | 51 | 6.04 | |
| Elmukashfi, T. A | 2016 | 385 | 62 | 16.1 | |
| Nail, A | 2008 | 211 | 5 | 2.4 | |
| Saudi Arabia (E & M) | Alqahtani, J. M | 2014 | 300 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Turkey (M) | Fatma, E. T | 2015 | 91185 | 2462 | 2.7 |
| Ozsoy, M. F | 2003 | 702 | 21 | 3 | |
| Bosnak, V. K | 2013 | 199 | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Guven, R | 2006 | 571 | 2 | 0.35 | |
| Erden, S | 2003 | 109 | 7 | 6.4 | |
| Irmak, Z | 2010 | 147 | 1 | 0.68 | |
| Kosgeroglu, N | 2004 | 595 | 16 | 2.68 | |
| Tozun, N | 2015 | 245 | 3 | 1.23 | |
| Yemen (E & M) | Shidrawi, R | 2004 | 543 | 54 | 9.9 |
| Pooled Estimate* | - | - | 110179 | 2991 | 2.77 (2.64-2.83)≤ |
*Pooled estimate by random-effects Meta analyses≤95% confidence interval (in brackets); (E: EMRO countries; M: Middle East countries; E & M: All countries from two regions)