Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies in the meta-analysis, Ethiopia
| Author | Year | Region | Adherence | Sample | Response rate | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taye et al. [26] | 2015 | Amhara | 20.4 | 628 | 99% | Moderate |
| Birhanu TM et al. [39] | 2018 | Amhara | 55.3 | 418 | 100% | High |
| Gebremariam AD et al. [38] | 2019 | Amhara | 44 | 241 | 92% | High |
| Gebreamlak B et al. [40] | 2017 | Addis Abeba | 60 | 557 | 88.9% | High |
| Gebremedhin S et al. [41] | 2014 | Tigray | 74.9 | 1563 | 97.1% | High |
| Haile MT et al. [42] | 2017 | Oromia | 18 | 405 | 95.9 | Moderate |
| Nigusie W [43] | 2018 | Oromia | 59.8 | 317 | 93.6% | High |
| Gebre A et al. [44] | 2017 | Afar | 22.9 | 450 | 98.4% | Moderate |
| Gebre A et al. [45] | 2015 | Tigray | 37.2 | 714 | 100 | Moderate |
| Getachew M et al. [46] | 2018 | Tigray | 64.7 | 320 | 100 | High |
| Sadore A et al. [47] | 2015 | SNNPR | 39 | 303 | 97.6% | High |
| Shewasinad &Negash [48] | 2017 | SNNPR | 70.6 | 462 | 93% | Moderate |
| Jikamo and Samuel [49] | 2018 | SNNPR | 69.6 | 365 | 86.6% | High |
| Molla T et al. [50] | 2019 | Amhara | 52.9 | 348 | 100% | High |
| Derso HD et al. [51] | 2018 | Amhara | 28.7 | 418 | 100% | High |
| Boti N et al. [52] | 2018 | SNNPR | 51.4 | 317 | 100 | High |
| Demis A et al. [53] | 2018 | Amhara | 43.1 | 422 | 100 | High |
| Kassa ZY et al. [54] | 2019 | SNNPR | 38.3 | 422 | 95.3% | High |
| Yadeta and Berhanu [55] | 2016 | Amhara | 55.5 | 384 | 100 | Moderate |
| Haile D et al. [37] | 2017 | National | 17.1 | 7764 | 95% | Moderate |