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Table 1 Descriptive summary of 45 studies included in the meta-analysis for estimation of pooled prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia, 2020

From: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its association with maternal employment in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

s.no

Primary author

Publication year

Study area

Study design

Sample size

Prevalence of EBF (%)

Response rate (%)

Association of maternal employment with EBF (OR)

Study participants characteristics

1

Tsegaye et al. [32]

2019

Affar

cross-sectional

618

55

98

0.8

mothers who had a child age < 6 months

2

Liben et al. [56]

2016

Affar

cross-sectional

333

81

96.2

–

Mothers who had child age < 6 months

3

Gizaw et a [57]

2017

Affar

cross-sectional

254

74

98.5

–

Mothers who had child age between 6 and 24 months during the first 6 months of life

4

Asemahagn [33]

2016

Amhara

cross-sectional

332

78.9

96

0.6

Mothers who had child age 0-6 months

5

Belachew et al. [34]

2018

Amhara

cross-sectional

472

86.44

94.6

0.334

Mothers who had child age < 6 months

6

Biks et al. [58]

2015

Amhara

Case-control

1769

30.69

NR

–

mothers who exclusively

breastfed their infants for the first six months were selected

As cases.

7

Tariku et al. [59]

2017

Amhara

Demographic Surveillance

5227

54.5

NR

–

mothers with children aged less than 59 months

8

Asfaw et al. [35]

2015

Amhara

cross-sectional

634

68.6

100

0.36

Mothers who had child age < 12 months

9

Yeshamble Sinshaw et al. [36]

2015

Amhara

cross-sectional

483

61.28

100

0.4

Mothers who had child age < 6 months

10

Mekuria et al. [37]

2015

Amhara

cross-sectional

413

60.77

97.6

0.5

Mothers who had child age < 6 months

11

Arage et al. [38]

2016

Amhara

cross-sectional

453

70.86

96.4

1.07

Mothers who had child age < 6 months

12

Gebrie et al. [39]

2019

Amhara

cross-sectional

254

46.45

NR

2.452

mothers who had a child up to one year

13

Chekol et al. [40]

2017

Amhara

cross-sectional

649

34.82

100

0.29

mothers who had a child age 7–12 months

14

Hunegnaw et al. [41]

2017

Amhara

cross-sectional

478

74.26

94.4

0.49

mothers who had a child age 6–12 months

15

Tewabe et al. [42]

2017

Amhara

cross-sectional

405

50.12

95.7

0.33

Mother who had child age < 6 months

16

Iffa et al. [43]

2018

Harar

cross-sectional

425

40.94

100

0.1

mothers who had a child age 0–31 months

17

Bayissa Z B. et al. [44]

2015

Oromia

cross-sectional

371

82.21

92.05

0.41

mothers who had child age < 2 years

18

Kitesa et al. [60]

2017

Oromia

cross-sectional

2222

44.32

100

–

mothers who had a child age ≤ 12 months

19

Sasie D et al. [61]

2017

Oromia

cross-sectional

410

70

97.4

–

mothers who had a child age 0–23 months

20

Anjullo B et al. [62]

2018

SNNP

cross-sectional

330

53.93

100

–

mothers who had child age < 6 months

21

Muze Edris MD, et al. [45]

2019

SNNP

cross-sectional

843

56.10

99.7

0.77

mothers who had child age < 23 months

22

Gedion Asnake Azeze et al. [63]

2019

SNNP

cross-sectional

403

64.76

97.8

–

mothers who had child age 6-12 months

23

Sorato M [64]

2017

SNNP

cross-sectional

226

40.70

92

–

mothers who had child age 0–12 months

24

Reddy S et al. [65]

2016

SNNP

cross-sectional

347

57.63

98.02

–

mothers who had child age under2years

25

Bisrat et al. [66]

2017

SNNP

cross-sectional

765

49.15

90.6

–

mothers who had child age < 6 months

26

Sonko A et al. [67]

2015

SNNP

cross-sectional

420

70.47

99.5

–

mothers who had child age < 6 months

27

Adugna et al. [46]

2017

SNNP

cross-sectional

529

60.86

97.8

0.4

mothers who had child age0- 6 months

28

Alemu Earsido.et al. [68]

2017

SNNP

cross-sectional

707

73.83

98

–

mothers who had child age 0–12 months

29

Eskezyiaw Agedew Getahu.et al. [47]

2017

SNNP

cross-sectional

562

40.56

99.11

0.44

mothers who had child age 6-24 months

30

Lenja et al. [69]

2016

SNNP

cross-sectional

396

78.03

98

–

mothers who had child age < 6 months

31

Kelaye T [70]

2017

SNNP

cross-sectional

421

64.84

100

–

mothers who had child age < 6 months

32

Tadesse et al. [48]

2019

Somalia

cross-sectional

558

71.14

95.7

0.04

mothers who had child age 3-5 months

33

Teka et al. [71]

2015

Tigray

cross-sectional

530

70.18

98

–

mothers who had child age < 24 months

34

Shifraw et al. [72]

2015

Addis Ababa

cross-sectional

635

29.29

98

–

mothers who had child age ≤ 9 months

35

Elyas l [73]

2017

Addis Ababa

cross-sectional

380

44.21

90.3

–

mothers who were breastfeeding and visited the clinic pediatric clinic

36

Ahmed et al. [49]

2019

EDHS based data

(EDHS) base data

3861

59.90

NR

0.94

mothers who had child age 0–23 months

37

Nur et al. [74]

2018

Affar

cross-sectional

400

78.3

97.3

–

Mothers who had infants aged 0–6 months

38

Tilksew Ayalew [75]

2020

Amhara

cross-sectional

400

57.3

95

–

Mothers who had infants aged 0–6 months

39

Alebachew et al. [76]

2017

Amhara

cross-sectional

332

49.7

100

–

Mothers who had infants aged less than 2 years

40

Desalew et al. [50]

2020

Diredawa

cross-sectional

704

81.1

100

0.52 (0.321,0.85)

Mothers who had infants aged 6–23 months

41

Bazie et al. [77]

2019

Amhara

cross-sectional

608

46.7

95.9

–

Mothers who had infants aged 6–12 months

42

Dibisa et al. [78]

2020

Harar

cross-sectional

577

45.8

97.8

–

Mothers who had infants aged less than 12 months

43

Musse Obsiye [79]

2019

Somalia

cross-sectional

570

54.91

96.28

–

Mothers of Infants Aged Under Six Months

44

Mamo et al. [80]

2020

Oromia

cross-sectional

710

65.4

97.9

–

Mothers who had infants aged 6–9 months

45

Hagos et al. [81]

2020

SNNP and Tigray

cross-sectional

584

88.00

97.33

–

Mothers of Infants Aged Under Six Months