Table 2.
Characteristics of included articles in the systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018
| Authors name | Year of publication | Country | Region in the continent | Setting | Study design | Sample size | Sampling method | Measur-ement | Gender (%) | Mean age | Response rate (%) | No. of people with the outcome | Preval-ence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thembelihle D. et al | 2018 | South Africa | South | Regional Hospital | cross-sectional | 373 | Convenience | SSAQ | 89% Female | NS | 65.0 | 157 | 59 |
| Asmare Y. et al. | 2015 | Ethiopia | East | Public Hospital & HC | cross-sectional | 428 | Survey | A-NMSQ | 53.7% Female | 30 | 91% | 222 | 57.1 |
| M M. Belay et al. | 2016 | Ethiopia | East | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 430 | SRS | SSAQ + VAS | 72.2% Female | 30.6 | 92% | 181 | 45.8 |
| Lamina S. et al. | 2009 | Ethiopia | East | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 120 | Convenience | SSAQ | NS | NS | 83% | 60 | 60 |
| Lamina S. et al. | 2009 | Nigeria | West | Specialized hospital | cross-sectional | 500 | Convenience | SSAQ | NS | NS | 82% | 300 | 73.5 |
| F. O. Omokhodion et al. | 2000 | Nigeria | West | Rural hospital | cross-sectional | 80 | Convenience | SSAQ | 33.8% Female | 43.8 | 93% | 51 | 69 |
| Sikiru L & Hanifa S | 2010 | Nigeria | West | Specialized hospital | cross-sectional | 500 | VB | SSAQ | 63.7% Female | 39.2 | 82% | 300 | 73.5 |
| Muhammed A. et al | 2015 | Nigeria | West | UTH | cross-sectional | 120 | multi- stage | SSAQ | NS | NS | 82% | 81 | 82.7 |
| Mukaruzima Lela | 2010 | Rwanda | East | Military Hospital | cross-sectional | 133 | SRS | IPAQ+NMDQ | 82% Female | 34.5 | 82% | 88 | 78 |
| Thembelihle D. | 2010 | South Africa | South | Public Hospital | cross sectional | 373 | SRS | SSAQ | 79.3%Female | NS | 72% | 158 | 59 |
| Chandeu Mwilila | 2008 | Tanzania | East | MOI | cross sectional | 312 | Purposive | SSAQ | 83.6%Female | 35.9 | 54% | 126 | 73.6 |
| Wided B. et al | 2017 | Tunisia | North | Teaching hospital | cross-sectional | 329 | Survey | Borg CR-10 scale, JCQ | NS | 39.8 | 61.70% | 125 | 58.1 |
| Ian G Munabi. et al. | 2014 | Uganda | East | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 880 | Survey | DMQ & NMDQ | 85.7%Female | 35.4 | 85.40% | 459 | 61.9 |
| Mengestie M. et al. | 2016 | Ethiopia | East | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 395 | SRS | SSAQ | 72.2%Female | 30.6 | 91.9 | 166 | 45.8 |
| Betty C. | 2015 | Kenya | East | Both public & private hospitals | cross-sectional | 169 | SRS | SSAQ | 76.9%Female | 35 | 76.9 | 100 | 76.9 |
| Amany M. et al. | 2014 | Egypt | North | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 150 | Purposive | OLBDQ | 100%Female | NS | 100 | 119 | 79.3 |
| Ziadi B. et al. | 2014 | Algeria | North | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 450 | SRS | SSAQ | NS | NS | 66.7 | 200 | 66.7 |
| Bolanle MS. et al. | 2010 | Nigeria | West | UH,GH,PH | cross-sectional | 160 | SRS | SSAQ | 97.5%Female | 36.4 | 80 | 56 | 44.1 |
| Chiwaridzo et al. | 2018 | Zimbabwe | East | Public Hospital | cross-sectional | 208 | Stratified RS | NMDQ | 84.6%Female | 32 | 55.7 | 65 | 55.7 |
A-NMSQ adapted from nordic musculoskeletal questionnaires, DMQ Dutch musculoskeletal questionnaire, GH General Hospital, HC Health Center, IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaire, JCQ job content questionnaire, MOI Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, NMDQ Nordic musculoskeletal disorder questionnaire, NS not stated, OLBDQ Oswestry low back disability questionnaire, PH Private Hospital, RS random sampling, SRS systematic random sampling, SSAQ standardized self-administered questionnaire, UH University Hospital, UTH University Teaching Hospital, VB volunteer based and VAS visual analog scale