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Precancerous cervical lesion in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and its associated factors among children in Ethiopia, 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among children aged 6-23 months, in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Analysis of factors influencing the missed diagnosis of cervical precancerous lesions by colposcopy.BMC women's health · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Birth Injuries Among Neonates in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Factors associated with human papillomavirus infections among women living with HIV in public health facilities in Western Oromia, Ethiopia.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on intention to screen for cervical cancer and predictors among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Knowledge, practice of cervical cancer screening and associated factors among women police members of Addis Ababa police commission Ethiopia.BMC cancer · 2023Article
- Frequency of cervical premalignant lesions in the gynecologic patients of a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThough cervical cancer is largely preventable, it is still the second most common female cancer globally and the leading cause of cancer deaths among females in African. Though many efforts have been done to study the burden of the disease in Ethiopia, primary studies examining the prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions are fragmented. Hence, this systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed at estimating the pooled prevalence of precancerous cervical lesion and its trends in Ethiopia.
methodsThis systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using the following electronic databases. PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Science Direct, Google Scholar, African Index Medicus (AIM), African Journals Online databases, and Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar Universities research repositories were searched following the Preferred Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) Guideline. STATA 15 statistical software was used to analyze the data. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) quality appraisal tool for meta-analysis. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the Cochrane Q test and I
resultSeventeen studies with a total of 26,112 participants were included in the analysis. The pooled prevalence of precancerous cervical lesion was 15.16 (95% CI 10.16-19.70). The subgroup analysis by region showed the highest prevalence of precancerous cervical lesion at the Southern Nations and Nationalities Peoples Region (19.65%; 95% CI 15.51-23.80). The trend of precancerous cervical lesion prevalence showed an increased pattern over time.
conclusionApproximately one among six of the study participants had precancerous cervical lesion. The trend also showed that there is still an increasing precancerous cervical lesion in Ethiopia. Best practices in achieving high vaccination coverage shall be informed by practices in other successful countries.
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