Prevalence of human Salmonellosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Characteristics of the eligible studies

First authors	Location	Year of study	Setting	Age group	Sample source	Sample number	Positive	(%)
Ashenafi [30]	Addis Ababa	1982-1983	Hospital	Adults	s	1000	45	4.5
Ghiorgis [31]	Addis Ababa	na	Hospital	Children	b	634	28	4.4
Mache [32]	Addis Ababa	1995	Hospital	Adults	s	700	45	6.4
Asrat [33]	Addis Ababa	1996-1998	Hospital	Adults	b	1110	9	0.8
Nyeleti [34]	Addis Ababa	1999	ap	Adults	s	300	18	6
Mache [35]	Jimma	2000	Hospital	Children	s	384	59	15.4
Andualem [36]	Addis Ababa	2000-2001	Hospital	All	s	205	22	10.7
Awole [37]	Jimma	2001	Hospital	Adults	s	152	11	7.2
Awole [37]	Jimma	2001	ho	Adults	s	220	0	0
Birhaneselassie[38]	Dilla	2002	fh	Adults	s	107	1	0.9
Andargie [39]	Gondar	2003	fh	Adults	s	127	0	0
Zewdu [40]	Addis Ababa	2004	sm	Adults	s	68	5	7.4
Reda [41]	Harar	2007	Hospital	Adults	s	244	28	11.5
Abera [42]	Bahir Dar	2009	fh	Adults	s	384	6	1.6
Zenebe [43]	Jimma	2009-2010	Hospital	Adults	b	260	1	0.4
Addis [44]	Addis Ababa	2010	df	Adults	s	22	3	13.6
Dagnew [45]	Gondar	2012	fh	Adults	s	300	4	1.3
Beyene [46]^a	Addis-Jimma	2006	Hospital	Children	s/r	1003	48	4.8
Beyene [46]^a	Addis-Jimma	2006	Hospital	Children	b	222	17	7.7
Beyene [46]^a	Addis Ababa	2004-2005	Hospital	Children	na	na	48	na
Gebre-yohannes [47]	Addis Ababa	1974-1981	Hospital	All	m	na	216	na
Gedebou [48]	Addis Ababa	1975-1980	Hospital	All	m	na	165	na
Wolday [49]	Addis Ababa	1993-1996	Hospital	na	m	na	110	na

Addis-Jimma = Addis Ababa and Jimma, ap = abattoir personnel, b = blood, df = dairy farm attendants, fh = food handlers, ho = samples taken in a hospital from patients with complaints other than gastro-enteritis and fever, m = mixed samples, na = not available, s = stool, sm = supermarket personnel, s/r = stool or rectal swabs.
^aThe number of stool and blood samples and Salmonella positive samples were extracted from the Thesis but other data were extracted from the article.

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