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Table 3 The pooled seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection, 95% CI and heterogeneity estimate with a p-value for subgroup analysis

From: Seroprevalence of hepatitis c virus infection among blood donors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variable

Characteristics

Pooled seroprevalence

95%(CI)

I2(p-value)

Region

Somali

0.563%(0.240, 0.887)

81.6%(0.02)

Oromia

1.080%(−0.684–2.844)

97.6%(<  0.001)

Amhara

0.847%(0.576, 1.117)

93.2%(<  0.001)

SNNP

0.908%(0.408, 1.408)

88.8%(<  0.001)

By year of publication

< 2010

7.359%(−4.006, 18.723)

97.1%(<  0.001)

2010–2014

0.497%(0.124, 0.87)

90.5%(<  0.001)

2015–2019

0.814%(0.667, 0.96)

91.1%(<  0.001)