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Table 3 A sensitivity analysis of the prevalence depressive symptoms among HIV AIDS patients in Ethiopia when each indicated studies are removed at a time with its 95% confidence interval

From: Depressive symptoms and their determinants in patients who are on antiretroviral therapy in the case of a low-income country, Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

No.

Study excluded

Prevalence of depression symptoms (%)

95% Confidence interval

1

Abadiga 2019

35.5

27.60, 43.35

2

Duko et al. 2018

35.1

27.34, 42.92

3

Eshetu et al. 2015

35.6

27.72, 43.51

4

Bitew et al. 2016

35.7

27.78, 43.55

5

Wondie et al. 2019

35.9

28.12, 43.83

6

Gebremariam et al. 2017

35.2

27.38, 43.02

7

Tesfaw et al. 2016

35.5

27.61, 43.39

8

Mohammed et al. 2015

35.3

27.31, 43.23

9

Dejenu 2015

36.9

29.41, 44.54

10

Berhe and Bayray 2013

35.4

27.57, 43.16

11

Solomon and Girma 2014

37

29.47, 44.53

12

Yeneabat et al. 2017

33.7

26.82, 40.63

13

Gebreegziabher et al. 2019

36.8

29.24, 44.42

14

Abebe et al. 2019

35.8

27.85, 43.72

15

Mekuriaw et al. 2015

36.8

29.26, 44.36

16

Yakob 2015

36.8

29.26, 44.36

17

Woldehawaria 2017

34.7

27.10, 42.23

18

Alemu 2012

36.9

29.83, 43.98

19

Bezabih et al. 2016

37.2

29.60, 44.79

20

Endeshaw et al. 2014

34.6

26.92, 42.20

21

Amberbir et al. 2008

34.8

27.17, 42.37