Table 2 Subgroup prevalence of home child-birth among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 14).

From: The effect of lack of ANC visit and unwanted pregnancy on home child-birth in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables

Characteristics

Included studies

Estimate (95% CI)

I2 (%)

Region

Amhara

3

45.2(14.9,75.5)

99.5

SNNPR

5

56.6(28.4, 84.9)

99.6

Others

6

59.2(44, 74.3)

99.8

Residence

Urban

2

24 (14.5, 33.5)

89.3

Rural

3

67.6 (52.6, 82.6)

97.2

Rural and urban

9

58.1( 43.4, 72.9)

99.8

Sample size

 < 500

8

58.8(42.3, 75.4)

99.2

 ≥ 500

6

50.5(31.6, 69.5)

99.9

Study design

Cross-sectional

12

60.9 (50.2, 71.8)

99.7

Cohort

2

21.1( 6.03, 36.1)

97.1

  1. SNNPR-Southern Nation Nationalities and Peoples Region; others- Benishangul Gumuz, Tigray, Afar, Oromia and EDHS based.