Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Schistosomiasis is a common helminthic infection in the tropics and subtropics, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. In these counties,
The PRISMA guidelines were followed to perform the systematic review and meta-analysis. Published studies from January 1999 to June 2020 were searched in Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, HINARI, and Cochrane Library using key words including: “prevalence”, “incidence”, “schistosomiasis” “Bilharziasis”, “Bilharzia”, “
Ninety-four studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of
The review unveiled a moderate prevalence of
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