Table 5 Trim and fill analysis of the prevalence of CPE in Ethiopia

Fixed

2.556

2.071

3.042

10.323

0.000

21

Random

5.440

3.963

6.916

7.219

0.000

Test for heterogeneity: Q = 130.257 on 20 degrees of freedom (p = 0.000)

Moment-based estimate of between studies variance = 7.775

Trimming estimator: Linear

Meta-analysis type: Fixed-effects model

Iteration

Estimate

Tn

# To trim

Diff

1

2.556

198

8

231

2

2.079

213

10

30

3

1.972

218

10

10

4

1.972

218

10

0

Filled

Meta-analysis

Method

Pooled est.

95% CI

Asymptotic

No. of studies

Lower

Upper

z-value

p-value

Fixed

1.972

1.503

2.442

8.240

0.000

31

Random

2.316

0.689

3.942

2.790

0.005

Test for heterogeneity: Q = 256.906 on 30 degrees of freedom (p = 0.000)

Moment-based estimate of between studies variance = 14.681