Table 1 General characteristics of included studies
Author/year of publication | Study area | Region | Study design | Study population | Follow-up period | Sample size | Treatment success rate | Quality assessment result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tilahun and Gebre-Selassie/2016 [12] | Addis Ababa Zewuditu Hospital | Addis Ababa | Retrospective cohort | children < 15 years of age | 2009–2013 | 491 | 85.5 | 80 |
Ramos et al./2010 [13] | Arsi zone | Oromia | Retrospective cohort | children < 15 years of age | 1998–2007 | 1029 | 66.9 | 75 |
Muñoz-Sellart et al./2009 [14] | Sidama zone | SNNPRS | Retrospective cohort | children < 15 years of age | 2002–2007 | 851 | 77 | 60 |
Kebede et al./2017 [15] | Gondar | Amhara | Cross-sectional | children < 15 years of age | NA | 227 | 78.9 | 75 |
Hailu et al./2014 [16] | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | Retrospective cohort | children < 15 years of age | 2007–2011 | 2565 | 85.5 | 80 |
Daemo and Kelbore/2016 [17] | Mekelle | Tigray | Retrospective cross-sectional | children < 15 years of age | 2007–2011 | 226 | 84 | 85 |