Table 2 Summary of subgroup analysis of the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia in Eastern Africa by country, design and year of publication, from January 2000–December 2019
Variables | Characteristics | Pooled prevalence, %(95% CI) | I2, (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
By country | Ethiopia | 55.3 (33.7–76.9) | 99.6%(< 0.001) |
Uganda | 62.6 (30.2–94.9) | 98.6%(< 0.001) | |
Kenya | 60.0 (51.8–68.2) | 99.5%(< 0.001) | |
By study design | Cross-sectional | 63.5 (56.4–70.6) | 94.2% (< 0.001) |
Cohort | 33.0 (6.2–72.2) | 99.8%(< 0.001) | |
By year of publication | 2000–2015 | 65.1 (47.9–82.2) | 97.2% (< 0.001) |
2016–2019 | 57.9 (32.4–75.4) | 99.6%(< 0.001) |