| AHRI | Armauer Hansen Research Institute |
| EPHI | Ethiopian Public Health Institute |
| JBI | The Joanna Briggs Institute |
| JBI-MAStARI | The Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistical Assessment and Review Instrument |
| LMICs | Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
| MOH | Ministry of Health |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Registry of Systematic Reviews |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SNNPR | Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region |
| STH | Soil Transmitted Helminthiases |
| SSA | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| WHO | The World Health Organization |