Table 2.
Subgroup analysis on poor levels of COVID-19 preventive practice in Ethiopia.
| Variables | Subgroup | Number of studies | Sample size | Prevalence (95% CI) | I2 (%) | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Amhara | 8 | 3265 | 44.99 (30.76–59.22) | 98.7 | ≤0.001 |
| Oromia | 4 | 1630 | 55.48 (24.96–86.00) | 99.6 | ≤0.001 | |
| Tigray | 3 | 1265 | 41.71 (30.15–53.27) | 94.6 | ≤0.001 | |
| Othersa | 3 | 1557 | 73.87 (64.37–83.38) | 94.6 | ≤0.001 | |
| Study design | Institutional based | 13 | 4978 | 47.66 (33.51–61.81) | 99.3 | ≤0.001 |
| Community based | 4 | 2111 | 60.05 (38.60–81.50) | 99.2 | ≤0.001 | |
| Multicentre | 1 | 682 | 68.80 (65.18–72.42) | – | – | |
| Study population | Healthcare center visitor | 6 | 1985 | 32.50 (19.29–45.71) | 97.8 | ≤0.001 |
| Healthcare workers | 6 | 2167 | 61.65 (46.04–77.27) | 98.6 | ≤0.001 | |
| Patients with chronic diseases | 2 | 826 | 43.87 (37.20–50.53) | 74.3 | 0.049 | |
| Community level | 4 | 2739 | 61.82 (45.42–78.22) | 99.2 | ≤0.001 | |
| Publication year | 2020 | 7 | 3194 | 61.66 (48.26–76.06 | 98.7 | ≤0.001 |
| 2021 | 11 | 4523 | 45.19 (29.63–60.76) | 99.3 | ≤0.001 |
CI, confidence interval.
a Others = Addis Ababa and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) Region.