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Table 3 Meta regression analysis for year of study and sample size as reason of heterogeneity on proportion of health care seeking behavior from health facilities, not seeking health care from any sources and seeking health care from inappropriate sources

From: Health care seeking behavior among presumptive tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Predictive Variable

Health care seeking behavior from Health Facilities

Not seeking health care from any sources

seeking health care from inappropriate sources

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

β(95%CI)

P value

Year of study

14.8(− 152—122.4)

0.75

13(− 68.3—94.8)

0.557

− 33.81(− 152— -4.5)

0.035

−33.6(− 85.9—18.6)

0.109

10.05(− 44.23—64.3)

0.59

−20.38(−26.22—7)

0.2

Sample

size

0.68 (0.19—1.17)

0.021

0.7 (0.054—1.5)

0.057

0.12(−0.49—0.74)

0.568

0.0045 (0.496—0.5)

0.97

0.19(−0.22—0.61)

0.23

0.26(−0.18—0.7)

0.12