Table 1 Characteristic of included studies in systematic review and meta-analysis
From: Prevalence of anemia among school-age children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author | Survey period | Place of the study | Setting | Sample size | Sampling procedure | Age category (years) | Anemia (gender subgroup) | Overall prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | Female (%) | ||||||||
Wolde-Gebriel et al. [32] 1993 | Not reported | Shoa region/Addis Ababa | Facility-based | 14,740 | Simple random sampling | 6–18 | 21 | 15 | 18.6 |
Mekasha and Zerfu [31] 2009 | 2003 | Addis Ababa | Facility-based | 707 | Random cluster sampling | – | – | – | 5.83 |
Herrador et al. [26] 2014 | 2009 | Libo Kemkem and Fogera/Amhara | Community-based | 764 | Multistage cluster sampling | 4–15 | – | – | 30.9 |
Alelign et al. [33] 2015 | 2010 | Durbeta town/Amhara | Facility (school) | 384 | Multistage random sampling | 5–15 | 10 | 11 | 10.7 |
Mahmud et al. [30] 2013 | 2010 | Tigray | Facility-based | 525 | Systematic random sampling | 6–15 | 15 | 7 | 11 |
Assefa et al. [27] 2014 | 2011 | Jimma Town/Oromia | Community-based | 404 | Systematic random sampling technique | 6–14 | 41 | 35 | 37.6 |
Mesfin et al. [29] 2015 | 2012 | Kersa/Harar | Facility-based | 1755 | Simple Random sampling | 5–14 | 27 | 27 | 27.1 |
Teji et al. [25] 2016 | 2012–2013 | Babile district/Harar | Community-based | 547 | Simple random sampling | 10–19 | – | 32 | 32 |
Desalegn et al. [22] 2104 | 2013 | Jimma Town/Oromia | Community-based | 586 | Multistage randomsampling | 6–12 | 40 | 36 | 43.7 |
Gutema et al. [23] 2104 | 2013 | Filtu Town/Somali region, | Community-based | 355 | Systematic Random Sampling. | 5–15 | 28 | 19 | 23.66 |
Adem et al. [2] 2015 | 2014 | Berahle district/Afar | Facility-based | 338 | Multi stage Random sampling | 14–19 | – | 23 | 22.8 |
Tesfaye et al. [6] 2015 | 2014 | Bonga Town/ Southern region | Facility-based | 408 | Systematic random sampling | 12–19 | 9 | 19 | 15.2 |
Chane et al. [24] 2016 | 2016 | Mihur aklil district, Gurage Zone/Southern | Community-based | 517 | Systematic simple random sampling | 5–10 | 58 | 42 | 21.71 |