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Table 1 Descriptive summary of 16 studies included in the meta-analysis of the prevalence of timely initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia, 2017

From: Timely initiation of breastfeeding and its association with birth place in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Region

Study area

Authors name

Publication year

Response rate (%)

Sample size

Prevalence (95% CI)

Tigray

Axum town

Alemayehu et al. [23]

2014

100

418

41.6 (36.9, 46.4)

Mekelle town

Berhe et al. [22]

2013

100

361

77 (72.7, 81.3)

Amhara

Dembecha district

Bimerew et al. [25]

2016

100

739

73.1 (69.9, 76.3)

Motta town

Tewabe [13]

2016

95.7

405

79 (75, 83)

Debre Berhan town

Tilahun et al. [12]

2016

98.3

409

62.6 (57.9, 67.3)

Raya Kobo district

Legesse et al. [17]

2014

99.5

623

71.7 (68.2, 75.3)

Bahir Dar City

Abdulbasit Musa [15]

2014

100

815

87 (84.7, 89.3)

Addis Ababa

Black Lion Hospital

Hailu Berta Deregh [19]

2012

100

429

13.8 (10.5, 17)

Oromia

Goba district

Setegn et al. [14]

2011

99.01

599

52.4 (48.4, 56.4)

Nekemte town

Wolde et al. [11]

2014

96

174

88.5 (83.5, 93.2)

East Wollega zone

Hailemariam et al. [20]

2015

99.8

593

83.1 (80.1, 86.2)

Tiyo Woreda

Bedasa W/Michael [10]

2016

96.6

373

32.7 (27.9, 37.5)

Southern Nations Nationalities and peoples’ region

Arba Minch Zuria

Adugna [24]

2014

99.7

383

42.8 (37.9, 47.8)

Dale Woreda

Beyene et al. [21]

2017

100

617

83.8 (80.9, 86.7)

Afar

Amibara district

Liben and Yesuf [16]

2016

99

380

39.7 (34.8, 44.7)

EDHS 2011 based

EDHS 2011 based

Lakew et al. [18]

2015

__________

11,552

53.5 (52.5, 54.4)