Table 2: Summary of characteristics of the studies reported on prevalence of overweight/obesity among children, adolescents and adults in Ethiopia in this current systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020.
S/N |
Authors and year of publication |
Study area |
Sample size (n) |
Quality of score |
%(95%CI) |
1. |
Mekonnen, et al., 2018 |
Bahirdar |
616 |
7 |
11.85 (9.30, 14.40) |
2. |
Sorrie, et al., 2017 |
Gondar |
500 |
7 |
13.80 (10.78, 16.82) |
3. |
Tsedeke and Tefera, 2014 |
Hawassa |
358 |
5 |
10.61 (7.42, 13.81) |
4. |
Birhanu, et al., 2019 |
Diredawa |
590 |
6 |
11.53 (8.95, 14.10) |
5. |
Dessalegn, et al., 2017 |
South Ethiopia |
600 |
7 |
11.17 (8.65, 13.69) |
6. |
Berhane, et al., 2020 |
Addis Ababa |
5822 |
9 |
11.41 (10.59, 12.22) |
7. |
Solomon, et al., 2020 |
Ethiopia |
3602 |
9 |
14.83 (13.66, 15.99) |
8. |
Askal, et al., 2015 |
Addis Ababa |
828 |
8 |
9.78 (7.76, 11.81) |
9. |
Dessalew, et al., 2017 |
Diredawa |
448 |
7 |
20.54 (16.79, 24.28) |
10. |
Dessalegn, et al., 2018 |
Addis Ababa |
390 |
7 |
18.21 (14.38, 22.03) |
11. |
Kalkidan, et al., 2017 |
Jimma Zone |
550 |
7 |
7.09 (4.95, 9.24) |
12. |
Mulugeta, et al., 2016 |
Addis Ababa |
446 |
7 |
11.25 (11.91, 18.58) |
13. |
Tesfalem, et al., 2013 |
Hawassa |
554 |
7 |
12.82 (10.03, 15.60) |
14. |
Tsedey, et al., 2018 |
Addis Ababa |
1276 |
9 |
17.01 (14.94, 19.07) |
15. |
Zelalem, et al., 2015 |
Bahirdar |
407 |
7 |
16.46 (12.86, 20.06) |
16. |
Emana, et al., 2014 |
Addis Ababa |
800 |
8 |
9.38 (7.36, 11.39) |
17. |
Bogale and Zewale, 2019 |
Hawassa City |
445 |
7 |
29.21 (24.99, 33.44) |
18. |
Darebo, et al., 2019 |
Hawassa |
524 |
7 |
28.24 (24.39, 32.10) |
19. |
Gutema, et al., 2020 |
Arbaminch |
3346 |
9 |
10.79 (9.74, 11.84) |
20. |
Samuel, et al., 2019 |
Dessie |
673 |
8 |
28.68 (25.26, 32.09) |
21. |
Nega and Beyene, 2019 |
Southern Ethiopia |
206 |
6 |
24.76 (18.86, 30.65) |
22. |
Yosef et al., 2020 |
Ethiopia |
400 |
6 |
31.25 (26.71, 35.79) |
23. |
Mekonnen and Bogale, 2017 |
Ethiopia |
2938 |
8 |
3.44 (2.78, 4.10) |
24. |
Girmay and Hassen, 2014 |
Addis Ababa |
950 |
7 |
14.95 (12.68, 17.21) |
25. |
Nurezeman, et al., 2017 |
Jimma |
549 |
7 |
19.49 (16.18, 22.80) |
Total |
28124 (98.38%) |
Average (7.28) |
13.04 (12.64, 13.43)* |
* = the value is pooled prevalence.