Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies in the systematic review and meta-analysis for the prevalence of hepatitis B virus in Ethiopia, 2019
| First author, year | P. year | Region | Study group | Sampling technique | Sample | HBsAg + | D. method | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abate M., et al. [80] | 2016 | Somali | Blood donor | Entire sampling | 2752 | 166 | ELISA | Good |
| Abera B., et al. [79] | 2017 | Amhara | HIV positive children | Random sampling | 253 | 5 | ELISA | Good |
| Abera B., et al. [78] | 2014 | Amhara | Apparently healthy | Random sampling | 481 | 15 | RDT | Good |
| Akalu GT., et al. [77] | 2016 | SAC | Healthcare workers | Convenient sampling | 313 | 55 | IA | Poor |
| Amsalu A., et al. [76] | 2018 | SNNPR | Pregnant women | Consecutive sampling | 475 | 34 | ELISA | Good |
| Anagaw B., et al. [75] | 2012 | Amhara | Waste handlers | Unknown | 200 | 6 | RDT | Good |
| Asfaw MA., et al. [74] | 2018 | SNNPR | VCT | Random sampling | 331 | 29 | RDT | Good |
| Ataro Z., et al. [73] | 2018 | SAC | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 6376 | 298 | ELISA | Good |
| Ayele AG., et al. [72] | 2013 | SAC | Chronic liver diseases | Convenient sampling | 120 | 43 | RDT | Poor |
| Balew M., et al. [71] | 2014 | Amhara | HIV positive | Random sampling | 395 | 24 | RDT | Poor |
| Belayneh F., [70] | 2015 | SNNPR | HIV positive adult | Consecutive sampling | 348 | 24 | RDT | Good |
| Betela B., et al. [87] | 2018 | Oromia | General population | Random sampling | 1343 | 146 | RDT | Poor |
| Biadgo B., et al. [69] | 2017 | Amhara | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 2294 | 121 | ELISA | Good |
| Bialfew Y., et al. [68] | 2018 | Amhara | Blood donors | Consecutive sampling | 403 | 19 | ELISA | Good |
| Birku T., et al. [67] | 2015 | Amhara | Military personnel | Random sampling | 403 | 17 | RDT | Good |
| Bisetegen FS., et al. [66] | 2016 | SNNPR | Blood donors | Consecutive sampling | 390 | 11 | ELISA | Good |
| Chernet A., et al. [65] | 2017 | SNNPR | Pregnant women | Entire sampling | 289 | 10 | RDT | Good |
| Dabsu R., et al. [64] | 2014 | Oromia | Pregnant women | Convenient sampling | 421 | 10 | RDT | Good |
| Demsiss W., et al. [63] | 2018 | Amhara | Students | Random sampling | 422 | 17 | ELISA | Good |
| Deressa T., et al. [20] | 2017 | Amhara | HIV positive | Random sampling | 308 | 17 | PCR | Good |
| Deressa T., et al. [62] | 2018 | Amhara | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 8460 | 102 | ELISA | Poor |
| Desalegn Z., et al. [84] | 2013 | SAC | Healthcare workers | Convenient sampling | 254 | 6 | IA | Good |
| Desalegn Z., et al. [83] | 2016 | Oromia | Pregnant women | Entire sampling | 202 | 11 | ELISA | Good |
| Erena AN., et al. [61] | 2014 | Oromia | General population | Random sampling | 353 | 26 | IA | Good |
| G/micheal A., et al. [60] | 2013 | Oromia | Healthcare workers | Random sampling | 220 | 9 | RDT | Poor |
| G/egziabher D., et al. [59] | 2016 | SAC | General population | Entire sampling | 482 | 102 | RDT | Poor |
| G/mariam AA., et al. [58] | 2019 | Amhara | Healthcare professional | Entire sampling | 332 | 15 | RDT | Good |
| Habte Y., et al. [57] | 2016 | SAC | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 4157 | 155 | ELISA | Good |
| Hebo HJ., et al. [56] | 2019 | Oromia | Healthcare workers | Random sampling | 240 | 6 | ELISA | Good |
| Heyredin I., et al. [55] | 2019 | Mixed | Blood donors | Consecutive sampling | 500 | 33 | ELISA | Good |
| Kabato AA., et al. [86] | 2016 | SNNPR | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 359 | 17 | ELISA | Good |
| Kebede W., et al. [85] | 2017 | Oromia | Prisoners | Random sampling | 156 | 9 | ELISA | Good |
| Mekonnen A., et al. [54] | 2015 | SAC | Waste handlers | Random sampling | 252 | 9 | ELISA | Good |
| Mekonnen D., et al. [53] | 2014 | Amhara | Diabetes mellitus | * | 108 | 4 | RDT | Poor |
| Metaferia Y., et al. [52] | 2016 | SNNPR | Pregnant women | Convenient sampling | 269 | 21 | ELISA | Good |
| Mezgebo TA., et al. [81] | 2018 | Tigray | Pregnant women | * | 328 | 18 | IA | Good |
| Mohammed Y., et al. [51] | 2016 | Somali | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 4224 | 460 | ELISA | Good |
| Molla S., et al. [50] | 2015 | Amhara | Pregnant women | Random sampling | 384 | 17 | RDT | Good |
| Negash M., et al. [49] | 2019 | Amhara | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 310 | 18 | ELISA | Good |
| Negero A., et al. [48] | 2011 | Oromia | VCT | Entire sampling | 384 | 22 | RDT | Good |
| Schonfeld A., et al. [47] | 2018 | Oromia | Pregnant women | Consecutive sampling | 580 | 31 | RDT | Good |
| Seid M., et al. [46] | 2014 | Amhara | Pregnant women | Random sampling | 385 | 19 | ELISA | Good |
| Shiferaw E., et al. [44] | 2019 | Amhara | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 35,435 | 230 | ELISA | Good |
| Shiferaw Y., et al. [45] | 2011 | SAC | Waste Handlers | Random sampling | 252 | 9 | ELISA | Good |
| Shimelis T., et al. [43] | 2017 | SNNPR | HIV positive | * | 477 | 30 | RDT | Good |
| Shure W., et al. [42] | 2018 | SAC | Barbers | Convenient sampling | 400 | 15 | ELISA | Good |
| Taye S., et al. [41] | 2014 | Oromia | Chronic hepatitis | Entire sampling | 358 | 80 | RDT | Poor |
| Tegegne D., et al. [40] | 2014 | SAC | Pregnant women | * | 265 | 8 | ELISA | Good |
| Teklemariam Z., et al. [40] | 2018 | Harari | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 4107 | 167 | ELISA | Good |
| Tesfa H., et al. [38] | 2013 | Amhara | Clinically suspected | Entire sampling | 2684 | 382 | RDT | Good |
| Tessema B., et al. [37] | 2010 | Amhara | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 6361 | 299 | ELISA | Good |
| Tigabu A., et al. [36] | 2019 | Amhara | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 5983 | 244 | ELISA | Good |
| Tiruye G., et al. [35] | 2018 | Harari | Pregnant women | Random sampling | 320 | 20 | ELISA | Good |
| Umare A., et al. [34] | 2016 | Oromia | Pregnant women | Consecutive sampling | 318 | 22 | ELISA | Poor |
| Weldemhret L., et al. [33] | 2016 | Tigray | HIV positive | * | 508 | 30 | ELISA | Good |
| Wondimeneh Y., et al. [82] | 2013 | Amhara | HIV positive | Consecutive sampling | 400 | 20 | RDT | Good |
| Yami A., et al. [32] | 2011 | Oromia | Blood donors | Entire sampling | 6063 | 126 | ELISA | Good |
| Yizengaw E., et al. [31] | 2018 | Amhara | Healthcare workers | Random sampling | 388 | 10 | ELISA | Good |
| Yohanes T., et al. [30] | 2016 | SNNPR | Pregnant women | Random sampling | 232 | 10 | ELISA | Good |
| Zenebe Y., et al. [29] | 2014 | Amhara | Pregnant women | Random sampling | 318 | 12 | ELISA | Good |
Key: SAC Self-Administrative City, SNNPR Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, RDT Rapid Diagnostic Test, IA Immunoassay, VCT volunteer for counseling and testing
*: not stated