Skip to main content
. 2019 May 31;14(5):e0217617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217617

Table 5. Health conditions addressed by studies in the review.

Health condition(multiple responses allowed per study) No. of studies with at least one effect size related to the health condition (N = 499 studies)
Multiple (or all) health conditions 179 (35.9%)
Pregnancy 81 (16.2%)
Reproductive health (not pregnancy related) 67 (13.4%)
Malnutrition 49 (9.8%)
Acute respiratory infections 43 (8.6%)
Diarrhea 43 (8.6%)
HIV/AIDS +\- other sexually transmitted diseases 43 (8.6%)
Malaria 36 (7.2%)
Newborn health conditions 33 (6.6%)
Vaccine-preventable illnesses 30 (6.0%)
Non-communicable diseases (not covered by other categories, such as asthma) 23 (4.6%)
Tuberculosis 17 (3.4%)
Heart disease 14 (2.8%)
Sexually transmitted diseases (HIV/AIDS not specifically included) 12 (2.4%)
Hypertension 12 (2.4%)
Parasitic diseases, excluding malaria 10 (2.0%)
Other infectious diseases (not covered by other categories, such as appendicitis) 9 (1.8%)
Child health (not covered by other categories, such was well-baby checks) 8 (1.6%)
Mental health 6 (1.2%)
Injuries and trauma 4 (0.8%)