Prevalence of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection Among School-Aged Children of Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are still major health problems in resource-poor countries. Despite several epidemiological studies were available in Ethiopia, summarized data on the prevalence of STH among school-aged children (SAC) is lacking in the country.

Objective

This study was aimed to summarize the existing published studies of STH among SAC children in Ethiopia.

Methods

The search was carried out in open access databases such as Science Direct, Scopus, and PubMed Central which reported STH in Ethiopia. Open access articles published between 2000 and 2019 were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence was determined using a random-effect model while heterogeneities between studies were evaluated by I ² test.

Result

SUBMITTER: Hailegebriel T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543112 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature