Table 1.
Study characteristics of the selected studies.
| S/No | References | Country | Year | Sample size | Age | Prevalence | Mean DMFT | Mean dmft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Walle (30) | Ethiopia | 2014 | 422 | 30.31 ± 1.39 | 78.7% | ||
| 2. | Ayele et al. (3) | Ethiopia | 2013 | 842 | 7–14 years | 36.3% | ||
| 3. | Mulu et al. (31) | Ethiopia | 2014 | 147 | 6–15 years | 21.8% | ||
| 4. | Simon et al. (32) | Ethiopia | 2003 | 1,736 | ≥12 years | 21.1% | ||
| 5. | Teshome et al. (29) | Ethiopia | 2016 | 291 | 12–20 years | 48.5% | 1.23 | |
| 6. | Berhane and Worku (33) | Ethiopia | 2014 | 658 | 10–14 | 47.4% | ||
| 7. | Burnett et al. (2015) | Ethiopia | 2015 | 132 | 6–15 | 74% | ||
| 8. | Rwenyonyi et al. (44) | Uganda | 2011 | 321 | 18–62 | 57.3% | 2.3 | |
| 9. | Kiwanuka et al. (45) | Uganda | 2004 | 589 | 3–5 | 28.7% | 2.4 ± 3.2 | |
| 10. | Mwakatobe et al. (62) | Tanzania | 2007 | 310 | 12 years | 41.6% | 0.76 ± 1.17 | |
| 11. | Fukuda et al. (53) | Kenya | 2014 | 150 | 12 years | 10% | 0.24 | |
| 12. | Mafuvadze et al. (63) | Tanzania | 2013 | 172 | 12 years | 49.4% | 0.98 | |
| 13. | Owino et al. (19) | Kenya | 2010 | 292 | 12 years | 50.3% | 0.92 ± 50 | |
| 14. | Carneiro and Kabulwa (64) | Tanzania | 2012 | 785 | ≥14 years | 46.4% | 1.26 | |
| 15. | Svensson et al. (60) | Somalia | 2016 | 310 | 6–17 | 57% | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 16. | Wondwossen et al. (40) | Ethiopia | 2004 | 306 | 2–15 years | 45.3% | 1.2 | |
| 17. | Kikwilu and Mandari (65) | Tanzania | 2001 | 1,297 | 8–15 | 24% | 0.41 | |
| 18. | Ahmed and Abuaffan (51) | Sudan | 2015 | 360 | 6–11 | 47.2% | 2.2 | 4.68 |
| 19. | Mwakayoka et al. (66) | Tanzania | 2017 | 525 | 2–4 years | 20.2% | ||
| 20. | Khalifa et al. (28) | Sudan | 2012 | 1,888 | ≥16 years | 87.7% | 8.7 ± 5.9 | |
| 21. | Muwazi et al. (46) | Uganda | 2005 | 1,092 | 12 years | 62.5% | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| 22. | Kutesa et al. (47) | Uganda | 2015 | 1,978 | 11–13 years | 42.1% | 0.73,4.71 | |
| 23. | Elidrissi and Naidoo (18) | Sudan | 2016 | 553 | 3–5 years | 52.4% | 2.3 | |
| 24. | Kebede et al. (35) | Ethiopia | 2012 | 240 | 29.9 ± 9.79 | 1.94 ± 2.12 | ||
| 25. | Birungi et al. (48) | Uganda | 2020 | 345 | 5–7 years | 29.7% | 2.1 (2.7) | |
| 26. | Mohamed Ali et al. (52) | Sudan | 2017 | 293 | 7.2 ± 3.0 years | 159 (54.3%) | 1.3 (1.7) | 3.7 (3.8) |
| 27. | Mashoto et al. (67) | Tanzania | 2009 | 1,745 | 13.8 ± 1.67 years | 17.4% | ||
| 28. | Ndagire et al. (49) | Uganda | 2020 | 406 | 11–19 years | 66.0% | 2.18 ± 2.67 | |
| 29. | Simangwa et al. (68) | Tanzania | 2018 | 906 | 13.4 (±1.2) | 8.8% (80) | ||
| 30. | Andegiorgish et al. (43) | Eritrea | 2017 | 225 | 12 years | 78% | 2.5 ±2.21 | |
| 31. | Kalanzi et al. (50) | Uganda | 2019 | 748 | 39 ±9.4years | 83.7% | 5.9 ± 5.5 | |
| 32. | Kassim and Noor (55) | Kenya | 2006 | 141 | ≥18 years | 43.3% | 3.4 | |
| 33. | Kiwanuka et al. (45) | Uganda | 2004 | 589 | 3–5 years | 169 (28.7%) | 2·4 ± 3·2 | |
| 34. | Makhanu et al. (56) | Kenya | 2009 | 275 | 13–15 years | 1.54± 1.071 | ||
| 35. | Masiga and M'Imunya (57) | Kenya | 2013 | 220 | 3–15 years | 65.0 % | 1.08 | 1.75 |
| 36. | Uwayezu et al. (59) | Rwanda | 2020 | 226 | 7–20 years | 42.4% | ||
| 37. | Nordstrand et al. (61) | Somalia | 2019 | 2,093 | 4–19 years | 26% | ||
| 38. | Tagelsir et al. (27) | Sudan | 2013 | 79 | 11–13-year | 46.8%. | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ±2.8 |
| 39. | Ademe et al. (36) | Ethiopia | 2020 | 407 | 6–15 years | 36.9% | 0.95 ± 1.57 | |
| 40. | Bogale et al. (38) | Ethiopia | 2021 | 1,047 | ≥18 years | 60% | ||
| 41. | Rwakatema et al. (20) | Tanzania | 2015 | 214 | 27.2 ± 7.35 ddharanii 18–53 years | 40.2%. | 1.34 ± 2.44 | |
| 42. | Equbamichael et al. (41) | Eritrea | 2006 | 400 | >12 years | 50% | ||
| 43. | Abdelhamid et al. (42) | Eritrea | 2019 | 330 | 14–17 years | 67.9% | 2.1 | |
| 44. | Teshome et al. (37) | Ethiopia | 2020 | 368 | 30 ± 14.766 | 23.64% | 1.095 ± 0.24 | 0.13 |
| 45. | Njoroge et al. (58) | Kenya | 2010 | 336 | 3–5 years | 59.5% | 2.46 ± 2.32 | |
| 46. | Aynalem et al. (39) | Ethiopia | 2020 | 417 | 12.74 (±2.556) | 34.1% |