Bacteriologically Confirmed Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and the Associated Risk Factors among Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Suspected Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Bacteriologically Confirmed Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and the Associated Risk Factors among Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Suspected Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
By: Getu Diriba, Ayinalem Alemu, Kirubel Eshetu, Bazezew Yenew, Dinka Fikadu Gamtesa, Habteyes Hailu Tola
Publication: PLOS One; 23 November 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276701
Abstract
The actual burden of bacteriologically confirmed extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and risk factors in Ethiopia is not well known due to the lack of a strong surveillance system in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed EPTB and the associated risk factors among persons suspected to have non-respiratory tuberculosis in Ethiopia.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies reporting the prevalence of EPTB from searched electronic databases; Science Direct, PubMed, and Google Scholar was estimated spread across the research periods, nationally, and in different areas, using a fixed-effects model. The authors used I2 to analyze heterogeneity in the reported prevalence of bacteriologically confirmed extrapulmonary tuberculosis.