Current Cigarette Smoking and Its Predictors among School-Going Adolescents in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of systemic review and meta-analysis articles (n=10).

Author/Year	Study Area	Study design	Sample size	Prevalence (95% CI) of cigarette smoking	Quality
William K.et al/2007[26]	Kenya	Cross-sectional	12378	9.8	Low risk
Ayalu A.et al/2012[21]	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	1721	4.2	Low risk
Emmanuel R. et al/2007[23]	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	1868	2.9	Low risk
Anteneh M. et al/2012[22]	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	651	6.8	Low risk
Lilian M. et al/2004[20]	Uganda	Cross-sectional	2789	5.3	Low risk
Adamson S., Lillian M. /2007[28]	Uganda	Cross-sectional	2789	5.6	Low risk
Mpabulungi L,; Mula AS/2006[27]	Uganda	Cross-sectional	1528	21.9	Low risk
Nebiyu D. et al/2014[24]	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	1673	17.2	Low risk
Yousif M. et al/2012[25]	Sudan	Cross-sectional	910	13.6	Low risk
Adamson S. et al/2011[29]	Tanzania	Cross-sectional	1947	4	Low risk