Table 2.
Incidence of tuberculosis in people with HIV in Ethiopia: subgroup meta-analysis and heterogeneity analysis
| Subgroup types | Observation (N) | IR per 100 PYO | 95%CI | I2 (%) | Q-statistic | Tau2 | Df | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study setting | ||||||||
| Hospital based | 8 | 4.7 | [3.46,5.97] | 93.3 | 104.9 | 2.95 | 7 | P < 0.0001 |
| Facility based | 3 | 5.0 | [1.92,8.01] | 96.8 | 63.4 | 6.95 | 2 | P < 0.0001 |
| Study population | ||||||||
| Children | 4 | 4.3 | [2.96,5.71] | 83.7 | 18.5 | 1.61 | 3 | P < 0.0001 |
| Adults | 7 | 5.0 | [3.51,6.50] | 95.9 | 148.1 | 3.77 | 6 | P < 0.0001 |
| Follow-up period (months) | ||||||||
| Less than or equal to 60 | 8 | 5.1 | [3.64,6.46] | 94.7 | 132.8 | 5.80 | 7 | P < 0.0001 |
| Greater than 60 | 3 | 4.1 | [1.87,6.27] | 94.1 | 34.0 | 3.53 | 2 | P < 0.0001 |