Table 1.
Descriptive summary of 41 included studies, sub-Saharan Africa, 2012–2022
| Authors | Publication year | Country | Study design | Sample size | Study setting | Response rate | Quality score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariam Löfwander | 2012/Thesis | Tanzania | Survey | 32,252 | Facility | 94.6% | 8 |
| H.Kidanto et al | 2015 | Tanzania | Observational cohort | 15,305 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Suleiman et al | 2015 | Nigeria | Case‒Control | 6628 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Alhassan et al | 2016 | Ghana | Descriptive study | 6356 | Facility | 100% | 8 |
| Laar et al | 2016 | Ghana | Cross-sectional | 8123 | Facility | 100% | 9 |
| Gebresilassie et al | 2016 | Ethiopia | Binary logistic regression | 12,560 | Population | 100% | 10 |
| Bidimsuguru et al | 2016 | Ghana | Case‒Control | 368 | Population | 100% | 10 |
| T. Millogo et al | 2016 | Burkina Faso | Case‒Control | 338 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Afulani et al | 2016 | Ghana | Survey | 4868 | Population | 100% | 10 |
| Welegebriel et al | 2017 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 540 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Lakew et al | 2017 | Ethiopia | Survey | 2555 | Population | 100% | 10 |
| Mnali OP et al | 2017 | Tanzania | Prospective cohort | 47,234 | Facility | 100% | ???? |
| Tilahun et al | 2017 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 422 | Facility | 97.8% | 10 |
| Tolefac et al | 2017 | Cameroon | Case‒Control | 743 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Okonofua et al | 2019 | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 4416 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Agena et al | 2019 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 2279 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| H. Tasew et al | 2019 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 315 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Dagnew et al | 2019 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 420 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Egbe et al | 2020 | Cameroon | Case‒Control | 592 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Momo RJT et al | 2020 | Cameroon | Case‒Control | 400 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Ayamba et al | 2020 | Ghana | Retrospective hospital | 16,670 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Appiah et al | 2020 | Ghana | Cross-sectional | 2012 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Alex Mremi et al | 2020 | Tanzania | Case‒Control | 288 | Facility | 99.3% | 10 |
| Dangiso et al | 2020 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 370 | Facility | 98.9% | 10 |
| Dagne et al | 2021 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 402 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Dube et al | 2021 | Zimbabwe | Cross-sectional | 1734 | Facility | 96% | 10 |
| Liyew et al | 2021 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 456 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Abebe et al | 2021 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 413 | Facility | 98.5% | 10 |
| Kiondo et al | 2021 | Uganda | Case‒Control | 474 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| W. Gizaw et al | 2021 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 342 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| T. Lolaso et al | 2021 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 1980 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| E. Nkwabong et al | 2021 | Cameroon | Case‒Control | 255 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Kebede-Kekulawala et al | 2021 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 1077 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Jamie et al | 2022 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 370 | Facility | 98.9% | 10 |
| Mulatu et al | 2022 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 555 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Amani et al | 2022 | Cameroon | Cross-sectional | 15,426 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Ezugwu et al | 2022 | Nigeria | Retrospective desciptive study | 1200 | Facility | 92.7% | 9 |
| Milton et al | 2022 | Nigeria | Case‒Control and Cohort | 548 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Mengistu et al | 2022 | Ethiopia | Case‒Control | 557 | Facility | 97.3% | 10 |
| Mohammed-Ahmed A. et al | 2022 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 336 | Facility | 100% | 10 |
| Wolde J, Haile D et al | 2022 | Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 737 | Facility | 987.3% | 10 |
EDHS Ethiopian demographic and health survey, NR Not reported