Study Characteristic

Sample size

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Weight (%)

I2 (95% CI)

P-value

Region

Central

1378

25.84

23.54 - 28.23

25.14

99.0

(98.5 - 99.3)

<0.0001

Eastern

587

3.75

2.36 - 5.62

24.96

Northern

478

35.77

31.47 - 40.25

24.89

Western

667

33.88

30.29 - 37.62

25.00

Study Period

2009-2013

557

19.928

16.69 - 23.49

24.62

95.09

(90.4 - 97.5)

<0.0001

2014-2018

622

37.460

33.64 - 41.40

24.79

2019-2023

1126

22.291

19.89 - 24.84

25.46

Not Reported

805

22.360

19.53 - 25.40

25.13

Gender

Male & Female

1506

36.12

33.69 - 38.61

49.99

99.51

(99.2 - 99.7)

<0.0001

Female

1604

14.40

12.72 - 16.22

50.01