Table 1.
Study characteristics of included and excluded studies in the systematic review
| Ref No | Study Author, Year | Design | Study Setting | Total N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Included studies | 6483 | |||
| [20] | Ali et al., 2022 | Retrospective survey | The Community. Recruitment via online survey promotion through social media to undisclosed recipients lists and by email to university students. | 475 |
| [21] | Al Ketbi et al., 2018 | Cross-sectional | Four primary health centers in Abu Dhabi. | 344 |
| [16] | Al Sabbah et al., 2022 | Cross-sectional | Outpatient clinics in four hospitals and four health centers in Sharjah and Dubai, UAE. | 858 |
| [28] | Al Shahwan et al., 2020 | Cross-sectional | Breastfeeding mothers in Ajman and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). | 820 |
| [22] | Cheikh Ismail et al., 2020 |
Population-based cross-sectional |
Primary health care centers and outpatient clinics at hospitals. | 276 |
| [23] | Gardner et al., 2015 | Cross-sectional | Tertiary Hospital: Postnatal Ward. | 125 |
| [24] | Gardner 2018 | Cross-sectional | Tertiary Hospital: Postnatal Ward. | 125* |
| [29] | Kaushal et al., 2022 | Quality improvement prospective study | Hospital in Dubai. | |
| [25] | Omar et al., 2022 | Cross-sectional | Four Primary Health Centers in Dubai. | 668 |
| [26] | Radwan 2013 | Cross-sectional | Primary Health Care Centers in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai. | 593 |
| [27] | Radwan et al. 2016 | Qualitative | Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Centers (PHC) in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain. | 45 |
| [30] | Radwan et al. 2021 | Prospective cohort | Maternity wards of ten hospitals in four Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Fujairah). | 457 |
| [15] | Taha et al. 2018 | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1822* |
| [34] | Taha et al. 2019 | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1624* |
| [32] | Taha et al. 2020 | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1822* |
| [36] | Taha et al. 2020 a | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1822* |
| [33] | Taha et al. 2021 | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1822* |
| [31] | Taha et al. 2022 | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1822* |
| [35] | Taha et al. 2022 a | Cross-sectional |
Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. |
1799* |
| Excluded studies | Reason for exclusion | |||
| [55] | MOHAP 2018 | National Survey |
Not a peer reviewed publication and available data was estimated. Not clear which women in the survey gave birth in the UAE. |
|
| [56] | Al Ghazal 2015 | Health Promotion Report | Was not eligible upon reading full text: results of a health promotion campaign. | |
*where multiple publications from the same study included, the largest subset was counted as the study population