Table 1 Distribution of studies on the prevalence and determinants of pneumonia among under five children in East Africa, 2000–2019
Author/Reference | Year | Country | Study design | Sample size | Prevalence (%) | Quality score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shah et al [21] | 2012 | Eritrea | Cross-sectional | 1502 | 29 | 5/8 |
Negash et al [22] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cohort | 362 | 21.5 | 9/11 |
Abaye et al [23] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 477 | 18.4 | 6/8 |
Lema et al [24] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 344 | 17.7 | 7/8 |
Fekadu et al [25] | 2014 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 286 | 16.1 | 7/8 |
Dadi et al [26] | 2014 | Ethiopia | Case control | 356 | 7/8 | |
Geleta et al [27] | 2016 | Ethiopia | case control | 382 | 8/8 | |
Shibre et al [10] | 2015 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 458 | 5.5 | 6/8 |
Tegenu et al [28] | 2018 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 306 | 28.1 | 5/8 |
Abuka et al [29] | 2017 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 206 | 33.5 | 7/8 |
Workineh et al [30] | 2017 | Ethiopia | Case control | 558 | 7/10 | |
Markos et al [31] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Case control | 435 | 7/10 | |
Gedefaw et al [32] | 2015 | Ethiopia | Case control | 244 | 8/10 | |
Tadesse et al [33] | 2015 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 150 | 26.7 | 8/8 |
Adhanom et al [34] | 2019 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 252 | 43.7 | 5/8 |
Lenda et al [35] | 2018 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 458 | 17.6 | 8/8 |
Deribew et al [36] | 2007 | Ethiopia | case control | 168 | 22.6 | 9/10 |
MANYA et al [37] | 2005 | Kenya | case control | 188 | 7/10 | |
Keter et al [38] | 2015 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 422 | 67.1 | 6/8 |
Onyango et al [39] | 2012 | Kenya | case control | 206 | 7/10 | |
Muthumbi et al [40] | 2017 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 1483 | 7/8 | |
Ndungu et al [41] | 2018 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 323 | 74.3 | 6/8 |
Walekhwa et al [42] | 2019 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 206 | 20.39 | 7/8 |
Sikolia et al [43] | 2002 | Kenya | Cross-sectional | 300 | 69.7 | 6/8 |
Ásbjörnsdóttir et al [11] | 2012 | Kenya | Cohort | 365 | 89.8 | 10/11 |
Kinyoki et al [44] | 2017 | Somalia | Cross-sectional | 73,778 | 17 | 6/8 |
Gritly et al [45] | 2018 | Sudan | Cross-sectional | 40 | 65 | 7/8 |
Salih et al [46] | 2014 | Sudan | Cross-sectional | 195 | 10.32 | 5/8 |
Gabbad et al [47] | 2014 | Sudan | Cross-sectional | 282 | 20.2 | 7/8 |
Deng et al [48] | 2019 | Sudan | case control | 108 | 8/10 | |
Ndosa et al [49] | 2015 | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 12.3 | 5/8 | |
Lugangira et al [50] | 2017 | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 1130 | 22 | 8/8 |
Lindstrand et al [51] | 2018 | Uganda | Cross-sectional | 1723 | 56 | 6/8 |
Tuhebwe et al [52] | 2014 | Uganda | Cross-sectional | 278 | 9.4 | 7/8 |