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Table 3 Factors associated with pneumonia in East Africa

From: Prevalence of pneumonia and its associated factors among under-five children in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables

Odds ratio(95%CI)

Author (reference)

Year

Pooled AOR(95%CI)

I2(P-value)

Use of wood as fuel source

1.15(0.47,1.88)

Negash et al [22]

2019

1.53(1.30, 1.77)

0.0% (0.465)

2.1 (0.58,6.98)

Lema et al [24]

2019

7.41 (2.75,19.95)

Fekadu et al [25]

2014

1.49 (0.32,6.36)

Shibre et al [10]

2015

3.41(1.5,7.7)

Tegenu et al [28]

2018

2.92 (0.78,10.84)

Abuka et al [29]

2017

1.78(0.28,1.09)

Onyango et al [39]

2012

1.42(0.28,0.92)

Sikolia et al [43]

2002

Cook food in living room

2.12(0.76, 5.92)

Lema et al [24]

2019

1.47(1.16–1.79)

0.0% (0.58)

1.5(1.42, 5.4)

Dadi et al [26]

2014

2.1(1.2, 3.7)

Geleta et al [27]

2016

3.27(1.4,7.9)

Tegenu et al [28]

2018

2.16(1.17,3.99

Lenda et al [35]

2018

1.35(0.3,0.99)

Sikolia et al [43]

2002

Caring of a child on mother during cooking

11.76(4.6,30.08)

Lema et al [24]

2019

3.26(1.80–4.72)

22.5% (0.26)

5.38(2.13,9.65)

Fekadu et al [25]

2014

1.7(1.317,7.362)

Dadi et al [26]

2014

2.55(1.33,6.5)

Tegenu et al [28]

2018

1.37(0.24,7.83)

Abuka et al [29]

2017

7.37(2.55,21.32)

Tadesse et al [33]

2015

6.2(3.25,11.83)

Lenda et al [35]

2018

Being unvaccinated

2.6(0.8, 8.1)

Negash et al [22]

2019

2.41(2.00–2.81)

51.4% (0.055)

1.6(0.9,2.9)

Geleta et al [27]

2016

4.62(2.64,11)

Tegenu et al [28]

2018

1.68(0.16,2.42)

Abuka et al [29]

2017

2.77(0.19,0.54)

Workineh et al [30]

2017

2.67(0.15,0.92)

MANYA et al [37]

2005

1.68(0.16,2.42)

Onyango et al [39]

2012

Non-exclusive breast feeding

1.51(0.88,2.58)

Negash et al [22]

2019

2.47(1.79, 3.16)

65.0% (0.01)

6(3.33,10.8)

Abaye et al [23]

2019

2.49(0.05,3.7)

Lema et al [24]

2019

2(1.58, 7.98)

Dadi et al [26]

2014

3.3(2,5.4)

Geleta et al [27]

2016

2.37(0.16,1.08)

Shibre et al [10]

2015

3.3(1.27,8.3)

Tegenu et al [28]

2018

4.2(1.07,16.6)

Abuka et al [29]

2017

1.64(0.36,0.93)

Workineh et al [30]

2017

6.10(2.5,14.93)

Markos et al [31]

2019

8.33(2.6.3,10.50)

Gedefaw et al [32]

2015

Child history of Acute Respiratory Tract infection (ARTI)

1.56(0.79,3.06)

Negash AA et al [22]

2019

2.62 (1.68, 3.56)

11.7% (0.337)

1.36(0.26,7.21)

Abaye et al [23]

2019

4.26(1.56,11.59)

Lema et al [24]

2019

3.04(1.2,7.77)

Dadi et al [26]

2014

5.2(3.1,8.9)

Geleta et al [27]

2016

4.03(2, 8)

Tegenu et al [28]

2018

2.75(1.3,5.81)

Lenda et al [35]

2018

2.71(1.12,6.52)

Onyango et al [39]

2012

17.13(5.01,60.26)

Muthumbi et al [40]

2017