Table 3 Meta regression to identify source of heterogeneity for the prevalence of prelacteal feeding practices in Ethiopia
From: Prelacteal feeding and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Variables | No | Coefficients | p - value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study year | 2015 or later | 13 | Reference | Reference |
Before 2015 | 15 | 12.15842 | 0.111 | |
Sample | Sample size | 28 | 0.0011158 | 0.617 |
Study setting | Community based | 25 | −2.059248 | 0.871 |
Institution based | 3 | Reference | Reference | |
Sampling techniques | Censes | 4 | Reference | Reference |
Multistage | 11 | 12.05831 | 0.519 | |
Simple random | 9 | 12.41248 | 0.861 | |
Systematic random | 4 | 14.6074 | 0.881 | |