Table 2. Country characteristics and country income levels of the included studies.
Region | Number of studies | ||
---|---|---|---|
Asia | 15 | ||
China | 11 | [25–35] | |
Taiwan | 2 | [17,36] | |
Cambodia | 1 | [38] | |
Thailand | 1 | [37] | |
Europe | 11 | ||
Norway | 3 | [18,39,40] | |
Lithuania | 1 | [41] | |
Sweden | 1 | [19] | |
Italia | 1 | [42] | |
Ireland | 1 | [43] | |
Switzerland | 2 | [20,45] | |
United Kingdom | 1 | [21] | |
Multi-countries | 1 | [44] | |
North America | 5 | ||
USA | 4 | [22,51–53] | |
Canada | 1 | [54] | |
Middle East | 5 | ||
Iran | 4 | [46–49] | |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | [50] | |
Africa | 3 | ||
Nigeria | 3 | [23,55,56] | |
Australia | 1 | [24] | |
Latin America | 1 | [57] | |
Country income level | |||
High-income | 18 | [18–22,24,39–45,50–54] | |
Middle-income | 23 | ||
Upper Middle-income | 19 | [17,25–37,46–49,57] | |
Lower Middle-income | 4 | [23,38, 55,56] | |
Low-income | 0 | ||
Total | 41 |