Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Intestinal Protozoan Parasitic Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human intestinal protozoan parasitic infections (HIPPIs) are a series of public health problems in developing countries like Ethiopia. The overall prevalence of HIPPIs in Ethiopia is not known. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis study is aimed at determining the overall prevalence of HIPPIs in Ethiopia.

Methods

Articles written in English were searched from online public databases. Searching terms used were "prevalence," "intestinal protozoan parasite," "associated factors," and "Ethiopia." We used Stata version 14 for meta-analysis and Cochran's Q test statistics and the I ² test for heterogeneity.

Result

A total of 286 articles were reviewed, but only 45 of them fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The pooled prevale

SUBMITTER: Tegen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7556079 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature