Table 3.
The subgroup analysis for the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding by region and year of publication and sample size in Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 45)
| Variables | Characteristics | Number of Included study | Prevalence (95% CI) | I2 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By region | Addis Ababa | 2 | 36.64 (22.02,51.26) | 95.6% | < 0.001 |
| Affar | 4 | 72.07 (59.61,84.53) | 97.0% | < 0.001 | |
| Amhara | 15 | 58.10 (49.50,66.71) | 99.0% | < 0.001 | |
| Harari | 2 | 43.49 (38.78,48.20) | 56.9% | < 0.001 | |
| Nationwide | 1 | 59.91 (58.36,61.45) | – | – | |
| Oromia | 4 | 65.43 (47.29,83.56) | 99.2% | < 0.001 | |
| SNNP | 12 | 59.31 (52.49,66.14) | 96.8% | < 0.001 | |
| Somalia | 2 | 63.05 (47.14,78.96) | 97.0% | < 0.001 | |
| Tigray | 1 | 70.19 (66.29,74.08) | – | – | |
| Dire Dawa | 1 | 81.11 (78.22,84.00) | – | – | |
| SNNP and Tigray | 1 | 87.84 (85.19,90.48) | – | – | |
| By the year of publication | 2015–2016 | 13 | 64.60 (52.90,76.30) | 99.2% | < 0.001 |
| 2017–2019 | 32 | 58.74 (53.89,63.59) | 98.5% | < 0.001 | |
| By sample size | < 500 | 24 | 64.15 (58.61,69.68) | 97.2% | < 0.001 |
| 500–1000 | 17 | 58.33 (49.99,66.67) | 98.9% | < 0.001 | |
| ≥1000 | 4 | 47.38 (35.86,58.90) | 99.4 | < 0.001 |