Table 3.
A subgroup analysis of the prevalence of suicidal attempt among HIV/AIDS patients in Africa with its 95% confidence interval
| Subgroup | Number of studies | Estimates | Heterogeneity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | I2 (%) | Q(DF) | P-value | ||
| Country | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 3 | 16.97 | 13.48, 20.46 | 94.2 | 167.4(2) | < 0.001 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 13.20 | 5.56, 20.84 | 92,4 | 123.4(1) | < 0.001 |
| Uganda | 2 | 3.51 | 2.72, 4.29 | 96.6 | 456(1) | < 0.001 |
| Assessment tool used | ||||||
| MINI | 2 | 3.75 | 3.13, 4.37 | 87.1 | 85.27(2) | < 0.001 |
| CIDI | 4 | 16.97 | 13.48, 20.46 | 99.8 | 1079.2(8) | < 0.001 |
| Others | 2 | 13.2 | 5.56, 20.84 | 96.7 | 379.6(2) | < 0.001 |
| Sample size studied | ||||||
| < 400 | 3 | 15.5 | 9.06, 21.95 | 98.4 | 768.12(12) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 400 | 5 | 8.4 | 2.52, 14.29 | 98.2 | 635.05(4) | < 0.001 |
| Year of publication | ||||||
| Before 2015 | 3 | 8.6 | 3.30, 13.92 | 98.6 | 785.32(3) | < 0.001 |
| After 2015 | 5 | 13.5 | 7.94, 19.07 | 98.8 | 1065.17(3) | < 0.001 |