Table 1 Abstraction of studies included in determining the prevalence of diagnostic Delay among Tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia, 2020: systematic review and Meta-analysis
no | Author | Year of publication | study design | Region | Study Area | sample size | Prevalence | Delayed diagnosis cases | Median delay in days | NOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abdulbasit H. et al. [52] | 2015 | Cross-sectional | Oromia | Asella, Robe and Abomsa of Arsi zone | 362 | 48.9(43.75,54.01) | 177 | 40 | 10 |
2 | Mengiste M. et al. [53] | 2010 | Cross-sectional | Tigray | Ten districts of Tigray region | 924 | 11.69(9.62,13.76) | 108 | 30 | 9 |
3 | Melashu B. et al. [54] | 2019 | Cross-sectional | Amhara | North shoa | 162 | 59.88(52.33,67.42) | 97 | 53.2 | 9 |
4 | Fentabil G. et al. [31] | 2019 | Cross-sectional | Somali | Four Hospitals in Somali | 434 | 56.68(52.02,61.34) | 246 | 49 | 9 |
5 | Senedu B. et al. [55] | 2016 | Cross-sectional | Amhara | West Gojjam | 706 | 55.81(52.14,59.47) | 394 | 22 | 10 |
6 | Terefe G. et al. [56] | 2018 | Cross-sectional | SNNPE | Hadiya Zone | 395 | 58.23(53.36,63.09) | 230 | 30 | 8 |
7 | Workineh B. et al. [57] | 2017 | Cross-sectional | Harar | Harar town | 280 | 50.00(44.14,55.86) | 140 | 21 | 7 |
8 | Meaza D. et al. [51] | 2002 | Cross-sectional | AA | Addis Ababa city | 700 | 9.57(7.39,11.75) | 67 | 60 | 10 |
9 | Mihret A. et al. [58] | 2017 | Cross-sectional | Amhara | Â | 605 | 53.39(49.41,57.36) | 323 | 45 | 8 |
10 | Solomon A. et al. [59] | 2014 | Cross-sectional | Amhara | Bahirdar City | 201 | 45.77(38.88,52.67) | 92 | 27 | 10 |
11 | Mulugeta B. et al. [50] | 2012 | Cross-sectional | Afar | Â | 216 | 50.00(45.33,56.67) | 108 | 70.5 | 8 |
12 | Fentabil G. et al. [28] | 2019 | case-control | Somali | Â | 442 | 48.87(44.21,53.53) | 216 | 50 | 9 |
13 | F.Ambabaw. et al. [60] | 2019 | Cross-sectional | SNNPE and Amhara | Â | 592 | 41.72(37.75,45.70) | 247 | 84 | 9 |
14 | Seyoum Dejen e[61] | 2002 | Cross-sectional | Somali | Â | 126 | 68.84(61.83,77.85) | 88 | 171 | 7 |
15 | Dame T. et.al [62] | 2018 | Cross-sectional | Oromia | Mettu Town | 87 | 17.24(9.30,25.18) | 15 | NR | 7 |
16 | Robel Y. et al. [63] | 2017 | Case-control | Oromia | Arsi zone, Seru | 8716 | 50.00946.34,53.66) | 358 | 15 | 9 |