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SynthesisBMC research notes2018

Seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Demeke Geremew, Fitsumbrhan Tajebe, Sintayehu Ambachew, Aklilu Endalamaw, Setegn Eshetie

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Synthesis in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Demeke GeremewDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, P.o.Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia. deme2112@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8493-1512
Fitsumbrhan TajebeDepartment of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, P.o.Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Sintayehu AmbachewDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Aklilu EndalamawDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Setegn EshetieDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
University of Gondar · ET

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Ethiopia.

resultPubMed, EMBASE, Science Direct and Google scholar databases were searched to retrieve 15 relevant articles based on the inclusion criteria. A total of 13,746 participants were included in the original studies and considered in this analysis. Among subjects, 717 were infected with HIV only, and 12 were HIV-HBV co-infected pregnant women. In this meta-analysis, the pooled prevalence of HIV among pregnant women in Ethiopia was 5.74% (95% CI 3.96-7.53%). Regional analysis showed that 9.50% (95% CI 7.76-11.23%) in Amhara, 4.80% (95% CI 3.12-6.49%) in Addis Ababa, 2.14% (95% CI - 0.54 to 4.82%) in SNNP and 4.48% (95% CI 2.56-6.41%) in Oromia region. Besides, six studies reported HIV-HBV co-infection and the pooled prevalence was 0.68% (95% CI 0.27-1.08%) among pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Indexed as

HIV SeroprevalenceAdultEthiopiaFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousYoung AdultEthiopiaHIVMeta-analysisPregnant womenSystematic review

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PMID30567589
PMCPMC6299960
OpenAlexW2904378917

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