COVID-19 mortality rate and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 mortality rate continues to be high in low-income countries like Ethiopia as the new variant's transmission expands and the countries' limited capacity to combat the disease causes severe outcomes, including deaths. The aim of this study is to determine the magnitude of the COVID-19 mortality rate and its determinants in Ethiopia.

Methods

The main electronic databases searched were PubMed, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and African journals online. The included studies' qualities were assessed independently using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. The data was extracted in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format. The pooled effect size and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals across studies were determined using the random-effects model. I² is used to es

SUBMITTER: Wondmeneh TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10928001 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature