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ReviewJournal of tropical medicine2021

Prevalence of Malaria among Adults in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Fasil Adugna Kendie, Tamirat Hailegebriel W/Kiros, Endalkachew Nibret Semegn, Melaku Wale Ferede

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Review in Journal of tropical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fasil Adugna KendieDepartment of Biology, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4180-3363
Tamirat Hailegebriel W/KirosDepartment of Biology, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7324-2997
Endalkachew Nibret SemegnDepartment of Biology, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7063-2877
Melaku Wale FeredeDepartment of Biology, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4189-8537
Bahir Dar University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalaria is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in tropical and subtropical regions. The bulk of the global malaria burden is in sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia. Malaria adversely affects the health of the peoples as well as the economic development of many developing countries including Ethiopia.

methodsThis review article was reported according to PRISMA guidelines. Related published articles were searched from online public databases, such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. The search approach used to retrieve related articles were "prevalence," "malaria," "adults," and "Ethiopia." The quality of articles was assessed using Joana Brigg's Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist. The meta-analysis was computed using STATA version 14. The pooled prevalence estimates with 95% confidence interval were analyzed using a random-effect model, and the possible source of heterogeneity across studies was indicated through subgroup analysis, inverse of variance (

resultsOut of 144 studies collected, only eight full-text articles were screened and included in the final quantitative meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of malaria among adults in Ethiopia was 13.61%. Subgroup analysis based on types of malaria cases showed that the prevalence of malaria among symptomatic and asymptomatic adults was 15.34% and 11.99%, respectively. Similarly, regional subgroup analysis showed that the highest malaria prevalence was recorded in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) (16.17%) followed by Oromia Regional State (13.11%) and Amhara Regional State (12.41%).

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PMID33747096
PMCPMC7952180
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