Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis for magnitude and associated factors of anemia among adolescent girls in Ethiopia, 2021
S.no | Author (s) and Publication year | Region | Residence | Type of study | Age of the adolescent | Sample size | Response rate | Indicator | Magnitude of anemia (%) | Quality score (Out of 9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||||||||
1 | Regasa T et al. 2019 [31] | Oromya | Urban and rural | School based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 454 | 98 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9 |
2 | Gebreyesus S et al. 2019 [33] | SNNP | Urban and rural | Community based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 1323 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 29.2 | 25.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 9 |
3 | Teji K et al. 2016 [34] | Oromya | Urban and rural | Community based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 600 | 91 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 32 | NR | NR | 1.8 | 8 |
4 | Engidaw M et al. 2018 [21] | Somali | Urban and rural | CS on refugee camp | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 456 | 95.8 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 22 | NR | NR | NR | 7 |
5 | Tesfaye M et al. 2015 [28] | SNNP | Urban | School based CS | Adolescent girls (12–19) | 238 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 19.3 | 83.9 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 8 |
6 | Shaka M et al. 2018 [30] | SNNP | Urban and rural | School based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 177 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 18.1 | NR | NR | NR | 7 |
7 | Teni M et al. 2017 [29] | SNNP | Urban and rural | School based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 442 | 96 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 12 | 11.1 | 0.9 | NR | 9 |
8 | EDHS 2016 [24] | National | Urban and rural | Community based CS | Adolescent girls (15–19) | 3,165 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 19.9 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 8 |
9 | EPHI2016 [27] | National | Urban and rural | Community based CS | Adolescent girls (15–19) | 313 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 11.8 | 0 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 8 |
10 | Seyoum Y et al. 2019 [32] | Oromya | Rural | Community based CS | Adolescent girls (15–19) | 257 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 8.7 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 |
11 | Seid O et al. 2015 [25] | Afar | Urban and rural | School based CS | Adolescent girls (14–19) | 338 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 22.8 | 17 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 |
12 | Mengistu G et al. 2019 [22] | Amhara | Urban and rural | School based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 443 | 95.5 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 11.1 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 8 |
13 | Gonete K et al. 2018 [23] | Amhara | Urban and rural | School based CS | Adolescent girls (15–19) | 462 | 100 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 25.5 | 23.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 9 |
14 | Alemu T et al. 2020 [26] | SNNP | Rural | Community based CS | Adolescent girls (10–19) | 407 | 98.2 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 15.2 | 13.7 | 1.5 | NR | 9 |
15 | Demelash S et al. 2019 [35] | Addis Ababa | Urban | School based CS | Adolescent girls (15–19) | 594 | 95.9 | Hgb < 12 g/dl | 21.1 | NR | NR | NR | 8 |