Table 1.
Characteristics and quality status of the included studies for this systematic review and meta-analysis.
| Author | Year | Country | Study design | Sample size | Sex | Age (years) | Good dietary practice (%) | Good physical exercise | Good footcare practice (%) | Good self-monitoring of blood glucose level (%) | Overall good self-care practice (%) | Quality status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kassahun T [32] | 2016 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 309 | M = 189 | ≥18 | 51.1 | — | — | — | 51.1 | Low risk |
| Chali SW [29] | 2018 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 383 | M = 209 | ≥18 | — | — | — | — | 54.3 | Low risk |
| Asmelash D [25] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 403 | M = 216 | ≥18 | 45.4 | 48.9 | 43.7 | 97.5 | 74.4 | Low risk |
| Abate TW [24] | 2018 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 416 | M = 240 | ≥18 | — | — | — | — | 28.4 | Low risk |
| Mariye T [34] | 2018 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 284 | NA | ≥18 | — | — | — | — | 37.3 | Low risk |
| Sorato MM [35] | 2016 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 194 | M = 95 | >15 | 82.4 | 50.5 | — | 5.7 | 41.2 | Low risk |
| Kalayou KB [28] | 2017 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 300 | M = 173 | ≥18 | 30.7 | 74.0 | 51.3 | 14.0 | 51 | Low risk |
| Mamo M [33] | 2016 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 637 | M = 290 | ≥18 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 76.3 | 29.0 | 60.3 | Low risk |
| Ayele K [27] | 2012 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 222 | M = 88 | ≥18 | 57.7 | 31.1 | — | 41.9 | 39.2 | Low risk |
| Ayele BH [26] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 320 | M = 142 | ≥18 | — | — | — | — | 38.1 | Low risk |
| Addisu Y [31] | 2013 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 310 | M = 200 | ≥18 | 49.7 | 44.5 | — | 20.0 | 76.8 | Low risk |
| Dedefo MG [30] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 252 | M = 138 | ≥18 | 69.4 | 63.5 | 82.9 | 15.1 | 60.7 | Low risk |
| The total sample size of the 12 studies | 4030 | M = 1980 | ||||||||||
M, male; NA, not available (from the included studies, one study did not describe the number of males and females in the study).