Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the included studies.
| Description | Number of studies (n, %) | |
|---|---|---|
| Region | South America | 66 (73.3%) |
| Central America | 13 (14.4%) | |
| Caribbean Islands | 6 (6.7%) | |
| Laboratory-based | 3 (3.3%) | |
| Multi-country | 2 (2.2%) | |
| Country | Brazil | 36 (40.0%) |
| Colombia | 12 (13.3%) | |
| Peru | 7 (7.8%) | |
| Ecuador | 6 (6.7%) | |
| Mexico | 5 (5.6%) | |
| Panama | 3 (3.3%) | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 (3.3%) | |
| Venezuela | 3 (3.3%) | |
| Laboratory-based | 3 (3.3%) | |
| Costa Rica | 2 (2.2%) | |
| French Guiana | 2 (2.2%) | |
| Jamaica | 2 (2.2%) | |
| Multi-country | 2 (2.2%) | |
| Guadeloupe | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Honduras | 1(1.1%) | |
| Martinique Islands | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Nicaragua | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Year | 2007 | 1 (1.1%) |
| 2008 | 5 (5.6%) | |
| 2009 | 7 (7.8%) | |
| 2010 | 3 (3.3%) | |
| 2011 | 5 (5.6%) | |
| 2012 | 5 (5.6%) | |
| 2013 | 6 (6.7%) | |
| 2014 | 7 (7.8%) | |
| 2015 | 8 (8.9%) | |
| 2016 | 3 (3.3%) | |
| 2017 | 6 (6.7%) | |
| 2018 | 6 (6.7%) | |
| 2019 | 5 (5.6%) | |
| 2020 | 7 (7.8%) | |
| 2021 | 11 (12.2%) | |
| 2022 | 5 (5.6%) | |
| Classification | Ecological | 23 (25.6%) |
| Biological | 28 (31.1%) | |
| Social | 39 (43.3%) |