Table 1.

A descriptive summary of the included articles for the systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and associated factors of LBP among school teachers in Africa, 2022

Author (s) and Publication Year	Country	Population	Study design	Sample size	Response rate	Prevalence (%)	Quality status
T Gebreyesus et al., 2019 [43]	Ethiopia	Kindergartens, elementary and secondary school teachers	CS	406	96.4%	54.90	Low risk
Abebaw T-A et al., 2018 [44]	Ethiopia	Primary School teachers	CS	771	93.2%	44.00	Low risk
Kebede A et al., 2019 [25]	Ethiopia	Primary School teachers	CS	611	93%	74.80	Low risk
Beyen TK et al., 2013 [30]	Ethiopia	Primary, secondary school, and, senior school teachers	CS	602	90.9%	57.50	Low risk
Mwangi A et al., 2019 [24]	Kenya	primary school teachers	CS	417	90.7%	64.98	Low risk
Ndonye NA et al., 2019 [45]	Kenya	primary school teachers	CS	302	78.6%	58.60	Low risk
Fahmy VF et al., 2022 [22]	Egypt	Primary, secondary, and preparatory school teachers	CS	310	85%	53.20	Low risk
Mo E, Ebied E et al., 2015 [46]	Egypt	Primary School Teachers	CS	200	80%	41.00	Low risk
Erick PN et al., 2014 [16]	Botswana	Primary and secondary school teachers	CS	1747	56.3%	55.70	Low risk
Sumaila FG et al., 2015 [23]	Nigeria	Secondary school teachers	CS	153	76.5%	54.20	Low risk
Nilahi CD et al., 2014 [18]	Tanzania	Primary School Teachers	CS	286	77.5%	82.90	Low risk

CS Cross-sectional, Low risk: a study scored ≥ 50% in the JBI quality assessment scale