Table 1. Summary of studies’ attributes.
First Author | Year | Setting | Study Design | Sample Size | Age (mean/median) | Follow–up (years) | Assessment of Health Outcome |
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Clark et al. [40] | 2015 | Uganda | Retrospective Cohort | 49 | 40 (mean) | 5 months | Standardized Questionnaires |
Maurice et al. [41] | 2018 | Liberia | Retrospective Cohort | 329 | 33(mean) | 10 months | Medical reports |
Etard et al. [42] | 2017 | Guinea | Cross-sectional | 802 | 28.4 (median) | 1 year, 4 months | Standardized Questionnaires and clinical assessment |
Wadoum et al. [43] | 2017 | Sierra Leone | Prospective Cohort | 246 | 27 (mean) | 1 year, 3 days | Questionnaires and clinical laboratory assessment |
Howlett et al. [44] | 2018 | Sierra Leone | Prospective Cohort | 324 | 28 (median) | 4 months | Medical reports |
Keita et al. [45] | 2017 | Guinea | Prospective Cohort | 256 | 31 (median) | 1 year | Standardized Questionnaires |
Kelly et al. [46] | 2018 | Congo | Cross-sectional | 221 | 53.2 (mean) | 2 months | Standardized Questionnaires |
Mohammed et al. [47] | 2017 | Sierra Leone | Retrospective Cohort | 115 | 28 (median) | 1 year, 1 month | Medical reports |
Mohammed et al. [48] | 2015 | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 117 | 34 (mean) | 2 weeks | Standardized Questionnaires |
Qureshi et al. [49] | 2015 | Guinea | Cross-sectional | 105 | 38.9 (mean) | 3 months | Standardized Questionnaires |
Scott et al. [50] | 2016 | Sierra Leone | Cross-sectional | 44 | 35 (median) | 3 weeks | Medical reports |
Tiffany et al. [51] | 2016 | Sierra Leone | Retrospective Cohort | 166 | 24.7 (mean) | 5 months | Standardized Questionnaires and clinical assessment |
Wilson et al. [52] | 2016 | Liberia | Cross-sectional | 268 | 30 (median) | 4 months | Standardized Questionnaires |