Table 1 Descriptive summary of 33 studies included in the meta-analysis of the prevalence of vertical HIV infection in East Africa, 2019
Authors/year of publication | Country | Study design | Sample size (N) | Magnitude of vertical HIV infection (%) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moges et al. 2017 [5] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 305 | 5.9 | Low risk |
Obsa et al. 2018 [6] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 492 | 7.7 | Low risk |
Birlie et al. 2016 [7] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 146 | 17 | Low risk |
Derbe et al. 2014 [8] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 426 | 9.6 | Low risk |
Tadele et al. 2014 [9] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 457 | 4.16 | Low risk |
Wudineh et al. 2016 [10] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 382 | 15.7 | Low risk |
Negash et al. 2016 [11] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 384 | 6 | Low risk |
Sirengo et al. 2014 [12] | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 63 | 12.7 | Low risk |
Gamell et al. 2017 [13] | Tanzania | Cohort | 135 | 2.2 | Low risk |
Kahungn et al. 2018 [14] | Uganda | Cross-sectional | 493 | 6.5 | Low risk |
Mwau et al. 2017 [15] | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 365841 | 8.9 | Low risk |
Mwando et al. 2014 [16] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 561 | 9.6 | Low risk |
Mirambo et al. 2014 [17] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 1005 | 6.1 | Low risk |
Izudi et al. 2018 [18] | Uganda | Cohort | 295 | 8.5 | Low risk |
Teclebirhan et al. 2009 [19] | Eritrea | Cohort | 105 | 4.7 | Low risk |
Khobondo et al. 2015 [20] | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 360 | 10.6 | Low risk |
Tsehay et al. 2019 [21] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 27 | 5.8 | Low risk |
Desta [22] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 350 | 2.1 | Low risk |
Mirkuzie et al. 2010 [23] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 896 | 11.8 | Low risk |
Koye et al. 2013 [24] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 509 | 10 | Low risk |
MAMA A et al. 2015 [25] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 10 | 7.7 | Low risk |
Mirkuzie et al. 2011 [26] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 71 | 8.4 | Low risk |
Berhan et al. 2014 [27] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 434 | 10.10 | Low risk |
Hassen et al. 2014 [28] | Ethiopia | Cohort | 159 | 32.1 | Low risk |
Makau et al. 2015 [29] | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 238 | 8.4 | Low risk |
Ashino et al. 2017 [30] | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 2642 | 9.27 | Low risk |
Obai et al. 2017 [31] | Uganda | Cohort | 410 | 5.8 | Low risk |
Gawar (a) et al. 2019 [32] | South Sudan | Cross-sectional | 828 | 2.8 | Low risk |
Buzdugan etal. 2015 [33] | Zimbabwe | Cross-sectional | 8568 | 8.8 | Low risk |
Ndaimani et al. 2018 [34] | Zimbabwe | Cross-sectional | 5836 | 4.4 | Low risk |
van Lettow et al. 2018 [35] | Malawi | Cross-sectional | 33744 | 4.7 | Low risk |
Mugwaneza et al. 2018 [36] | Rewanda | Cross-sectional | 1639 | 1.58 | Low risk |
Yitayew [37] | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 313 | 3.8 | Low risk |