Table 8.

Meta-regression analysis of risk factor associated with pooled prevalence estimates of FBP in Ethiopia

Covariate	Coefficient	P value	95% CI
Region	−0.11	< 0.01**	−0.19– (−0.03)
Geographic area	0.16	0.01**	0.03–0.29
Publication Year	0.46	0.02*	0.06–0.86
Sample source	0.52	0.04*	0.04–1.01
Bacterial Pathogen	0.32	0.01**	0.07–0.57
Actual Study Year	0.09	0.55	−0.22–0.41
District town	−0.01	0.56	−0.04 – 0.02
Sample size	−0.23	< 0.01**	−0.40–(−0.07)

Note: *= Significant, **= highly significant