Table 10 Multivariate meta regression results of separate human stool and Environmental sample based proportion estimates of FBP in Ethiopia

FBP in the human stool

Geographic area

Central Ethiopia

Reference

–

–

Eastern Ethiopia

−0.15

0.76

−1.20,0.90

Northwest Ethiopia

−0.76

0.04*

−1.51, 0.02

Southern Ethiopia

−0.97

0.01**

−1.74,0.20

Southwest Ethiopia

−0.30

0.55

−1.27,0.67

Others

−0.45

0.46

−1.65, 0.74

FBP in the environmental samples

Sample size

> 400

Reference

–

–

301–400

1.27

0.04*

−0.07,2.47

201–300

1.21

0.04*

−0.08,2.35

101–200

1.52

<.01**

0.48,2.55

≤ 100

1.75

<.01**

0.64,2.85

Actual study year

2016–2020 

Reference

–

–

2011–2015

−1.12

< 0.01**

−1.87,-0.36

2006–2010

−1.18

0.22

−3.05, 0.70

Year of publication

2011–2015

Reference

–

–

2016–2020 

−0.06

0.15

−1.40,0.21