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Table 2 Subgroup analysis of prevalence of alcohol use Ethiopia based on random effect analysis

From: The epidemiology of alcohol consumption in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroup

Number of studies

Type of use

Estimates

Heterogeneity

Prevalence (%)

95% Confidence interval

I2(%)

Q (df)

P value

Sex

 Men

7

Current

22.06

13.09–34.72

98.63

438.46 (6)

P < 0001

 Women

7

Current

11.57

6.56–19.59

95.35

129.12 (6)

P < 0001

 Men

9

Life time

46.34

37.44–55.47

97.30

299.64 (8)

P < 0001

 Women

9

Life time

25.02

13.91–40.79

97.50

319.68 (8)

P < 0001

 Men

3

Hazardous

11.58

4.23–27.97

99.53

425.53 (2)

P < 0001

 Women

3

Hazardous

1.21

1.005–6.61

99.29

283.01 (2)

P < 0001

Population type

 University Students

11

Current

22.08

16.67–28.65

97.56

409.35 (10)

P < 0001

 Others (other population or community members)

5

Current

28.35

12.42–52.47

99.49

790.49 (4)

P < 0001

 University Students

12

Life time

38.88

31.08–47.30

98.14

593.37 (11)

P < 0001

 Others (other population or community members)

3

Life time

65.39

49.64–78.36

98.52

135.84 (2)

P < 0001

Year

 2014–2017 (recent years)

7

Current

29.31

23.19–36.38

95.09

122.27 (6)

P < 0001

 Before 2014 (past years)

9

Current

20.09

12.08–31.51

99.17

958.59 (8)

P < 0001

 2014–2017

6

Life time

42.10

31.45–53.54

97.56

204.84 (5)

P < 0001

 Before 2014

9

Life time

45.54

31.14–60.72

99.39

1317.52 (8)

P < 0001

 2014–2017

3

Hazardous

17.21

11.91–24.21

95.77

47.27 (2)

P < 0001

 Before 2014

2

Hazardous

3.17

2.35–4.26

93.48

15.34 (1)

P < 0001

  1. Key: Current use: use in the last 3 months; lifetime use: use at any time in their life: Hazardous: harmful use or abuse based on the standard instrument criteria