Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review; 2020

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Figure 1 Flow chart of study selection for systematic review of the prevalence of KAP towards COVID-19 preventive measures in Ethiopia, 2020.

Table 1 Characteristics of Studies Included in a Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia, 2020

S.No	Author/s (Reference)	Stu. Year	Region	Quality	Focused Group	DA	Stu.Design	Sample Size	Prevalence(95% CI)
									K	A	P
1	Abay Woday et al^Citation10	April 15–25, 2020	Amhara	9	Student	IAQ	CS	408	69.6(65.14, 74.06)	56.6(51.79, 61.41)	65(60.37, 69.63)
2	Yonas Akalu et al^Citation15	March 2 to April 10, 2020	Amhara	8	Patients	IAQ	CS	404	66.1(61.48, 70.72)	–	52.7(47.83, 57.57)
3	Henok Dagne et al^Citation17	March 25 to April 4, 2020	MC	7	EP	OLB	CS	528	55.9(51.66, 60.14)	–	54(49.75, 58.25)
4	Daniel Bekele et al^Citation16	April 15–22, 2020	MC	8	Age ≥18	OLB	CS	341	78.8(74.46, 83.14)	–	–
5	Yohannes et al^Citation18	March 20–28, 2020	Oromia	7	Age ≥18	IAQ	CS	247	41.3 (35.2, 47.4)	–	–
6	Bedru Jemal et al^Citation11	April 15–25, 2020	MC	8	HCW	SAQ	CS	397	88.2(85, 91.37)	94.7(92.50, 96.90)	63.5(58.76, 68.24)
7	Edessa Negera et al^Citation20	May 20 to June 20, 2020	MC	9	Age ≥18	OLB	CS	1570	42.0(39.6, 44.4)	43.8(41.35, 46.25)	43(40.55, 45.45)
8	Nurdin Nasir et al^Citation21	March 8 to April 8, 2020	SNNPR	9	Age ≥18	IAQ	CS	528	76.5(72.88, 80.12)	81.8(78.51, 85.09	–
9	Biruk Wogayehu et al^Citation23	March 14 to April 5, 2020	SNNPR	8	Student	SAQ	CS	304	25(20.13, 29.87)	–	–
10	Simeneh Mola et al^Citation19	March 27 to 31, 2020	SNNPR	8	Age ≥18	IAQ	CS	585	–	90.3(87.90, 92.70)	20(16.76, 23.24)
11	Dagne Bahreet al^Citation22	March to April, 2020	Tigray	8	HCW	SAQ	CS	415	74(69.78, 78.22)	67(62.48, 71.52)	72(67.68, 76.32)

Abbreviations: A, attitude; MC, multicenter; CS, cross-sectional; OLB, online-based; SAQ, self-administered questionnaire; IAQ, interviewer-administered questionnaire; SNNPR, Southern Nation, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region; K, knowledge; P, practice.

Figure 2 Forest plot showing the pooled prevalence of knowledge towards COVID-19 preventive measures in Ethiopia, 2020.

Figure 3 Forest plot showing the pooled prevalence of attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures in Ethiopia, 2020.

Figure 4 Forest plot showing the pooled prevalence of practice towards COVID-19 preventive measures in Ethiopia, 2020.

Figure 5 Subgroup analysis by focused group on the prevalence of knowledge towards COVID-19 preventive measures in Ethiopia, 2020.

Table 2 Meta-Regression Analysis of Factors with the Heterogeneity of the Prevalence of Attitude Towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia, 2020

Heterogeneity Source	Coefficients	Std. Err.	t	P>t	[95% Conf. Interval]
Study year	0005851	0.0012888	0.45	0.673	−.0041633, 0.0029931
_cons	4.717234	1.110884	4.25	0.013	1.632927, 7.801541

Table 3 A Meta-Regression Analysis of Factors with the Heterogeneity of the Prevalence of Practice Towards COVID-19 in Ethiopia, 2020

Heterogeneity Source	Coefficients	Std. Err.	t	P>t	[95% Conf. Interval]
Study year	−277.768	422.587	0.66	0.540	1364.062, 808.5264
_cons	1699.084	1699.084	1.03	0.352	−2561.818, 5959.987

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