Magnitude of prelacteal feeding practice and its association with place of birth in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2017

Table 1 List of studies included to show the prevalence of prelacteal feeding practice among Ethiopian children, 2008–2017, a systematic review and meta-analysis, Ethiopia, 2017

S.no.	Authors name	Study setting	sample size	Prevalence of prelacteal feeding	Study quality
1	Tewabe T et al. 2016 [40]	Amhara	423	19.4	88.8%
2	Derso T et al. 2017 [41]	Amhara	6761	56.1	100%
3	Tilahun G et al. 2016 [42]	Amhara	416	15.9	100%
4	Gultie T et al. 2016 [26]	Amhara	548	24.3	100%
5	Liben L et al. 2016 [39]	Afar	333	16.8	100%
6	Egata G et al. 2013 [49]	Oromia	860	75.8	88.8%
7	Hailemariam TS et al. 2015 [25]	Oromia	594	6.7	100%
8	Lenja A et al. 2016 [48]	SNNP	396	6.1	100%
9	Mekuria G et al. 2015 [43]	Amhara	423	74.0	100%
10	Asemahagn et al. 2016 [44]	Amhara	346	20.2	100%
11	Bimirew D et al. 2016 [46]	Amhara	739	11.9	88.8%
12	Amare M et al. 2015 [7]	SNN	485	21.9	100%
13	Yenit M et al. 2017 [47]	Amhara	367	19.1	100%
14	Bililign N et al. 2016 [45]	Amhara	782	11.1	88.8%
15	Bekele Y et al. 2014 [30]	Harari	634	43.8	88.8%
16	Tariku A et al. 2016 [28]	Amhara	822	26.8	100%
17	Legese M et al. 2014 [29]	Amhara	630	38.7	100%
18	Teka B et al. 2015 [50]	Tigray	530	12.8	88.8%
19	Liben L et al. 2016 [56]	Afar	337	49.6	100%
20	Girma TS et al. 2008 [53]	Oromia	650	11.8	100%
21	Alemayehu Ay et al. 2015 [54]	Oromia	371	9.7	88.8%
22	Woldemichael B et al. 2016 [55]	Oromia	373	14.7	100%
23	Alemayehu M et al. 2014 [51]	Tigray	418	17.2	100%
24	Liben L et al. 2017 [57]	Afar	615	42.9	88.8%

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