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Table 3 A subgroup analysis of the prevalence of suicidal attempt among HIV/AIDS patients in Africa with its 95% confidence interval

From: Suicidal ideation, attempt, and its associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis study

Subgroup

Number of studies

Estimates

Heterogeneity

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

I2 (%)

Q(DF)

P-value

Country

 Ethiopia

3

16.97

13.48, 20.46

94.2

167.4(2)

< 0.001

 Nigeria

2

13.20

5.56, 20.84

92,4

123.4(1)

< 0.001

 Uganda

2

3.51

2.72, 4.29

96.6

456(1)

< 0.001

Assessment tool used

 MINI

2

3.75

3.13, 4.37

87.1

85.27(2)

< 0.001

 CIDI

4

16.97

13.48, 20.46

99.8

1079.2(8)

< 0.001

 Others

2

13.2

5.56, 20.84

96.7

379.6(2)

< 0.001

Sample size studied

 < 400

3

15.5

9.06, 21.95

98.4

768.12(12)

< 0.001

 ≥ 400

5

8.4

2.52, 14.29

98.2

635.05(4)

< 0.001

Year of publication

 Before 2015

3

8.6

3.30, 13.92

98.6

785.32(3)

< 0.001

 After 2015

5

13.5

7.94, 19.07

98.8

1065.17(3)

< 0.001