Table 1. Descriptive summary of nine studies included in the meta-analysis of short birth spacing and associated factors among women of childbearing age in Ethiopia, 2020.

Authors	Publication year	Region	Study Area	Study Design	Sample size	Response rate	Prevalence (%)	Quality score
Shallo and Gobena [36]	2019	Oromia	Dodota woreda	cross-sectional	647	98	49.1	7
Ejigu et al. [37]	2019	Amhara	Debre Markos	cross-sectional	411	98.3	40.9	6
Tsegaye et al. [38]	2017	Oromia	Illubabor zone	cross-sectional	811	98.2	51.2	8
Ayane et al [39]	2019	Oromia	Serbo town	cross-sectional	314	100	59.9	6
Gebrehiwot et al [40]	2019	Tigray	Tselemti	cross-sectional	803	99.6	23.3	7
Yohannes et al [41]	2011	SNNP	Lemo district	cross-sectional	811	96.1	57	8
Hailu et al [42]	2016	SNNP	Arba Minch	Case-control	636	100	--	7
Begna et al [43]	2013	Oromia	Yaballo Woreda	Case-control	636	97.5	--	8
Tessema et al. [44]	2013	Amhara	Dabat district	Retrospective follow up	613	99.5	--	6

SSNP; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples.