Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
Authors | Year of publication | Sub-region | County | Study Design | Sample size | Prevalence (%) | SE prevalence | Quality of the study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arersa et al. [27] | 2020 | Eastern | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 287 | 22 | 2.44 | Very good |
Woyesa et al. [28] | 2017 | Eastern | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 314 | 33.8 | 2.66 | Very good |
Woldeamlak et al. [29] | 2019 | Eastern | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 384 | 32.2 | 2.38 | Very good |
Ogbera et al. [32] | 2010 | Western | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 603 | 25 | 1.76 | Very good |
Uwakwe et al. [31] | 2014 | Western | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 100 | 45 | 4.97 | Good |
Akande et al. [33] | 2007 | Western | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 121 | 10.7 | 2.81 | Good |
Donkeng et al. [39] | 2021 | Central | Cameroon | Cross-sectional | 80 | 27.5 | 4.99 | Good |
Choukem et al. [38] | 2016 | Central | Cameroon | Cross-sectional | 438 | 38.1 | 2.32 | Very good |
Mirghani [37] | 2018 | Northern | Sudan | Cross-sectional | 170 | 15.3 | 2.76 | Good |
Gobusamang et al. [40] | 2019 | Southern | Botswana | Cross-sectional | 334 | 28 | 2.45 | Very good |
Shokat et al. [30] | 2019 | Eastern | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 150 | 19.3 | 3.22 | Very good |
Fennoun et al. [36] | 2020 | Northern | Morocco | Retrospective | 190 | 26.5 | 3.20 | Very good |
Barry et al. [34] | 2021 | Western | Senegal | Cross-sectional | 153 | 29.4 | 3.68 | Very good |
Fouad et al. [35] | 2016 | Northern | Egypt | Case control | 736 | 32 | 1.71 | Very good |