Table 1.
Summary of Endometriosis Publications
| Publications | N = 51 |
|---|---|
| Type of data | |
| Cross-sectional studya | 37 |
| Questionnaire-/interview-based study | 19 |
| Questionnaire | 15 |
| Interview | 4 |
| Questionnaire and interview | 1 |
| Conventional | 12 |
| Web-based survey | 5 |
| Case-control study | 10 |
| Cohort study | 4 |
| Prospective | 2 |
| Retrospective | 2 |
| Study Regionb | |
| Europe | 30 |
| North America | 13 |
| Asia-Pacific | 5 |
| South America | 4 |
| Africa | 3 |
| Type of Journal | |
| General | 4 |
| Specialist | 47 |
| Reproductive health | 20 |
| OB/GYN | 18 |
| Women’s health | 4 |
| Pain management | 1 |
| Managed care | 1 |
| Pediatrics | 1 |
| Sociology | 1 |
| Psychology | 1 |
Notes: aCross-sectional studies were divided into questionnaire-/interview-based studies, conventional studies that did not use a questionnaire/interview or used one ad hoc, and web-based surveys. bStudies including countries from more than one region are included in each region represented; sum is larger than the total number of studies.