Epidemiology of self-medication in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Sisay, Mekonnen; Mengistu, Getnet; Edessa, Dumessa

doi:10.1186/s40360-018-0248-8

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Table 1 Characteristics of studies included for systematic review and Meta analysis

From: Epidemiology of self-medication in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Region	Study area	Author	Publication year	Study design	Study Population	Sample size	Event	Prev (%)	Event rate	SE
Oromia	Nekemte town	Sado et al. [19]	2017	CS	health professionals	154	104	67.5	0.675	0.17
	Sire town	Jaleta et al. [20]	2016	CS	urban dwellers	243	66	27.16	0.272	0.14
	Jimma University	Angamo and Wabe [21]	2011	CS	Medical science students	403	95	23.6	0.236	0.12
	JUSH	Befkadu et al [22]	2014	CS	Pregnant women	303	61	20.1	0.201	0.14
	Assendabo town	Suleman et al [23]	2009	CS	Urban residents	143	56	39	0.390	0.17
	Arsi University	Bekele et al. [24]	2016	CS	Health science students	388	299	77.1	0.771	0.12
	Jimma town	Worku & G/mariam [25]	2003	CS	Urban residents	152	42	27.6	0.276	0.18
	Jimma town	Ararsa ad Bekele [26]	2015	CS	Private Pharmacy clients	312	242	77.57	0.776	0.14
	Limmu Genet	Bekele et al. [18]	2018	CS	Urban residents	304	237	78.1	0.781	0.14
Amhara	University of Gondar	Abay and Amelo [27]	2010	CS	Medical and health Science students	213	82	38.5	0.385	0.14
	University of Gondar	Gelaye [28]	2017	CS	Social science students	385	126	32.7	0.327	.11
	Debre Markos University	Dilie et al. [29]	2017	CS	Health science students	250	146	58.4	0.584	0.13
	Kolladiba town	Abrha et al. [30]	2014	CS	Heads of households	261	164	62.8	0.628	0.13
	Dessie town	Baye and Sada [31]	2018	CS	Urban dwellers	370	157	42.4	0.424	0.11
	Gondar, Kolladiba and Debark	Abula and Worku [17]	2001	CS	Urban dwellers	1190	324	27.22	0.272	0.07
	Bahirdar	Abeje et al. [32]	2015	CS	Pregnant mothers	356	128	36	0.360	0.11
	Bahirdar	Gebeyehu [33]	2015	CS	Urban residents	388	70	18	0.180	0.13
	Bahirdar	Mihrete [35]		CS	Urban residents	595	76	12.8	0.128	0.12
	Meket (North Wollo)	Kassie et al. [34]	2018	CS	Inhabitants of the district	722	259	35.9	0.359	0.08
SNNPR	Butagira	Gedif and Hahn [16]	2003	CS	Mothers	136	17	12.5	0.125	0.26
SNNPR	Werabe	Mossa et al. [41]	2012	CS	Heads of house holds	225	78	34.6	0.346	0.14
Tigray	Mekele University	Eticha [39]	2014	CS	Adi-haqi campus students	407	181	44.5	0.445	0.10
Tigray	Mekele University	Gutema et al. [40]	2011	CS	Health science students	148	64	43.24	0.432	0.17
Addis Ababa	Addis Ababa	Shafie et al. [37]	2018	CS	Urban residents	604	456	75.5	0.755	0.09
	Addis Ababa	Gedif and Hahn [36]	2002	CS	Heads of households	254	94	37	0.370	0.13
	Rift Valley University	Beyene et al. [38]	2017	CS	Pharmacy students	443	334	75.39	0.754	0.11
Harari	Harar Health Science College	Hailemichael et al. [42]	2016	CS	Health science students	237	147	62	0.620	0.13
Total						9586	4105

CS cross-sectional, Prev prevalence, SE standard error, JUSH Jimma University Specialized Hospital, SNNPR Southern nations, nationalities and peoples region

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