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. 2022 Oct 27;17(10):e0276186. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276186

Table 2. Overall pooled prevalence of point-of-use water treatment by type and preferences, among Ethiopian households.

POU Pooled effect
Treatment technology Sample size POU treatment Prevalence (95%CI)
Boiling 2949 1319 44.59 (27.04–62.15)
Tafesse et al., 2021 [19]
Admasie et al., 2022 [20]
W/tsadik et al., 2022 [12]
Bitew et al., 2017 [22]
Belay et al., 2015 [23]
Chemical + 3985 1443 38.53 (19.33–67.72)
Tafesse et al., 2021 [19]
Admasie et al., 2022 [20]
W/tsadik et al., 2022 [12]
Belay et al., 2015 [23]
Tsegaye et al., 2020 [15]
Birara et al., 2018 [18]
Settling 2527 228 9.74 (1.73–17.84)
Admasie et al., 2022 [20]
Belay et al., 2015 [23]
Bitew et al., 2017 [22]
Filtration * 1463 659 45.04 (26.9–59.16)
W/tsadik et al., 2022 [12]
Birara et al., 2018 [18]
Tafesse et al., 2021 [19]

Note: The prevalence is higher than 100 because some families coupled water treatment technologies.

+ adding chlorine, adding bleach.

*cloth filtration, sand filtration, gravel filtration, ceramic filter.