Table 1.
Characteristics of the included studies, 2005–2019
| References | Year | Study area | Study participants | Number of study participants | Age range of the study participants | Prevalence of HPV: n (%) | Proportion of HR-HPVs: n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abate et al. [25] | 2013 | Addis Ababa | Paraffin embedded cervical biopsy | 170 | 21–85 | 149 (93) | 139 (93.5) |
| Bekele et al. [29] | 2010 | Jimma | Women with cervical dysplasia | 132 | 32–65 | 82 (67.8) | 82 (100) |
| Leyh-Bannurah et al. [27] | 2014 | Atta | Women who visited the gynecological outpatient department | 537 | 15–64 | 107 (19.9) | 86 (80.4) |
| Mihret et al. [30] | 2014 | Addis Ababa | Women having different cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | 20 | 23–60 | 17 (85) | 17 (100) |
| Ali et al. [31] | 2015 | Addis Ababa | Women who came for any gynecological visit | 366 | 18–68 | 50 (13.7) | 50 (13.7) |
| Fenta et al. [26] | 2005 | Gondar | Women who visited the gynecology outpatient dep’t | 537 | 15–64 | 10(19.9) | 86(16.0) |
| Wolday et al. [32] | 2009 | Addis Ababa | Women attending the out-patient clinic | 233 | 161 (69.1) | 134 (83.2) | |
| Haile et al. [33] | 2016 | Adama | Women above 20 years old | 83 | 21–65 | 15 (22.7) | 12 (18.2) |
| Genbremariam et al. [34] | 2016 | NW* Ethiopia | Women visiting gynecology clinics | 915 | 18–72 | 310 (33.9) | 172 (55.5) |
| Teka et al. [28] | 2019 | Butajira | Women aged 30–49 years | 893 | 30–49 | 207 (23.2) |
*NW, North-west