Editorial
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis HIV in Ethiopian Tuberculosis Patients and Intestinal Parasites
Author(s): Lalitesh Yadav*
It is unclear how common intestinal parasites are among Ethiopian tuberculosis patients. To ascertain the
combined national prevalence of intestinal parasites and its correlation with HIV among patients with tuberculosis
in Ethiopia, a comprehensive review and meta-analysis was conducted. Cross-references were manually searched
in addition to the automated searches of PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and the HINARI site of the World
Health Organization for original papers. A common data extraction check list was used to extract the data. The
pooled prevalence of intestinal parasites and the odds ratio of the association were estimated using a randomeffects
model. The statistical heterogeneity between studies was measured using the I2 statistic. To assess for
publication bias, funnel plot asymmetry and Egger regression tests were applied. STATA version 14 conducted the
analysis for.. View More»
DOI:
10.14303/irjbcs.2023.22