|
World region
|
No. of studies
|
No. of goats sampled
|
No. of positive goats
|
Pooled estimate %
|
95% CI
|
Heterogeneity (χ2)
|
I2 (%)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Global estimate
|
26
|
18,216
|
6583
|
42.19
|
33.43–50.95
|
5277.62
|
99.5
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Africa
|
10
|
6179
|
3207
|
48.56
|
33.04–64.09
|
1247.18
|
99.3
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Asia
|
10
|
8651
|
2028
|
37.01
|
25.91–48.11
|
1656.08
|
99.4
|
< 0.0001
|
|
Europe
|
6
|
3386
|
1348
|
40.93
|
28.93–52.92
|
291.83
|
97.9
|
< 0.0001
|
|
North and South Americaa
|
0
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
- aNo records of goat oestrosis from North or South America
- Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; χ2, Cochran’s Q Chi square; I2, inverse variance index
