Table 3 Pooled estimates of prevalence ratio by potential influential factors with meta-analysis
Group | IHA to KK | ELISA to KK | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of papers | No. of studies | Prevalence ratio (95%CI) | P heterogeneity | I2(%) | No. of papers | No. of studies | Prevalence ratio (95%CI) | P heterogeneity | I2(%) | |
Total | 17 | 46 | 4.72(3.87,5.76) | 0.000 | 93.7 | 12 | 25 | 4.65(3.50,6.17) | 0.000 | 91.0 |
Endemic level | ||||||||||
 Low | 7 | 10 | 4.89(1.92,12.43) | 0.000 | 95.9 | 5 | 5 | 6.06(2.22,16.58) | 0.000 | 84.2 |
 Middle | 7 | 12 | 4.99(3.39,7.34) | 0.000 | 86.6 | 5 | 6 | 5.92(2.74,12.80) | 0.000 | 89.0 |
 High | 7 | 10 | 4.05(2.93,5.60) | 0.000 | 91.5 | 7 | 10 | 3.06(2.09,4.50) | 0.000 | 88.7 |
Number of slides per stool | ||||||||||
 2 | 4 | 7 | 3.45(2.37,5.03) | 0.000 | 89.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.11(1.76,9.61) | 0.000 | 88.2 |
 3 | 12 | 38 | 5.03(4.05,6.25) | 0.000 | 91.7 | 9 | 18 | 4.41(3.20,6.08) | 0.000 | 90.6 |
  ≥ 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.47(1.70,3.57) | – | – | 1 | 3 | 10.38(5.97,18.05) | 0.965 | 0.0 |
Type of endemic area | ||||||||||
 Marshlands and lakes region | 11 | 30 | 4.60(3.45,6.14) | 0.000 | 93.8 | 7 | 16 | 3.73(2.48,5.60) | 0.000 | 90.7 |
 Plains with water networks | 4 | 6 | 3.64(2.64,5.00) | 0.000 | 82.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.45(1.37,21.66) | 0.000 | 93.3 |
 Hilly and mountainous regions | 1 | 2 | 15.86(1.47,171.60) | 0.000 | 95.2 | 2 | 4 | 7.20(3.33,15.57) | 0.005 | 76.5 |