Table 1 Characteristics of 18 studies reporting the prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in Ethiopia included in the current systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018
Region | Area | Author | Publication year | Sample size | Response rate (%) | Quality score (10 pts) | Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | Gebremichael et al. [22] | 2017 | 463 | 96.9 | 6 | 12.74 (9.71,15.78) |
| Â | Bole subcity | Askal et al. [19] | 2015 | 828 | 97.9 | 7 | 9.78 (7.76,11.81) |
| Â | Addis Ababa | Dessalegn and Robel [29] | 2016 | 390 | 96.3 | 6 | 18.21 (14.38,22.03) |
| Â | Addis Ababa | Mulugeta et al. [30] | 2016 | 446 | 97.8 | 6 | 15.25 (11.91,18.58) |
| Â | Arada subcity | Alemu et al. [23] | 2014 | 800 | 100 | 7 | 9.38 (7.36,11.39) |
| Â | Addis Ababa | Yoseph et al. [16] | 2014 | 1024 | 100 | 6 | 8.50 (6.79,10.20) |
Amhara | Bahirdar | Tadesse et al. [21] | 2017 | 462 | 97 | 8 | 6.93 (4.61,9.24) |
| Â | Gondar | Sorrie et al. [18] | 2017 | 500 | 99.2 | 8 | 13.80 (10.78,16.82) |
| Â | Gondar | Gebremedhin et al. [17] | 2013 | 791 | 98.9 | 7 | 5.94 (4.29,7.59) |
| Â | Bahirdar | Zelalem et al. [24] | 2015 | 431 | 95.6 | 8 | 16.71 (13.18,20.23) |
Dire dawa | Dire dawa | Desalew et al. [14] | 2017 | 448 | 98.2 | 7 | 20.54 (16.80,24.28) |
Ethiopia | Ethiopia | EDHS [55] | 2011 | 9880 | NR | 7 | 3.00 (2.66,3.33) |
Harari | Babile | Kedir Teji et al. [28] | 2016 | 547 | 91 | 6 | 5.85 (3.88,7.82) |
Oromia | Ambo | Mesert Yetubie et al. [25] | 2010 | 425 | NR | 7 | 8.71 (6.03,11.39) |
| Â | Jimma | Dessalegn et al. [15] | 2017 | 510 | 93.4 | 8 | 13.33 (10.38,16.28) |
| Â | Adama | Wakayo et al. [26] | 2016 | 174 | 98 | 7 | 10.92 (6.29,15.55) |
SNNP | Hawasa | Woldie and Belachew [20] | 2014 | 358 | 100 | 7 | 10.61 (7.42,13.81) |
| Â | Hawasa | Teshome et al. [27] | 2013 | 554 | 97 | 5 | 15.70 (12.67,18.73) |