Table 2.
Basic characteristics of qualitative studies included in the meta-synthesis.
| Author/Year | Country | Research design | Data analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downe et al. (2013) | Britain | Phenomenological study design | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Camacho-Ávila et al. (2019) | Spain | Hermeneutic phenomenology design | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Lizcano et al. (2019) | Colombia | Descriptive phenomenological design | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Kuforiji et al. (2024) | Nigeria | Hermeneutic phenomenology design | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Zheng et al. (2024) | China | Interpretivist constructionist phenomenology | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Azeez et al. (2022) | Australia | Descriptive, exploratory research | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Kavanaugh et al. (2005) | America | Descriptive phenomenologic approach | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Sutan et al. (2012) | Malaysia | Qualitative, exploratory and descriptive analysis | Inductive thematic analysis |
| Arach et al. (2022) | Uganda | Qualitative study | Content thematic analysis |
| Horey et al. (2012) | Australia | Qualitative study | Content thematic analysis |