Review Article
Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women and HIV/AIDS Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Baseline characteristics of included studies (based on IgM assessment).
| Author | Publication year | Study area | Study group | No of cases | Sample size | IgM positive | Sero-prevalence | Age range | Serologic test | Ref |
| Zemene E. | 2012 | Jimma town | Pregnant women | 168 | 201 | 2 | 1.2 | 17–35 | ELISA | [3] | Walle F. | 2013 | Bahir dar | HIV/AIDS patients | 101 | 103 | 11 | 10.89 | NA | ELISA | [9] | Hailu A. | 2014 | Ethiopia selected areas | Pregnant women | 256 | 293 | 9 | 3.52 | NA | ELISA | [11] | Hailu A. | 2014 | Ethiopia selected areas | HIV/AIDS patients | 178 | 190 | 6 | 3.37 | NA | ELISA | [11] | Abamecha F. | 2016 | Mizan Aman Hospital | Pregnant women | 198 | 232 | 7 | 3.54 | NA | ELISA | [7] | Jejaw A. | 2017 | Mizan Aman Hospital | HIV/AIDS patients | 261 | 270 | 6 | 2.3 | 18–49 | ELISA | [16] |
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NA: not applicable.
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