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. 2021 Mar 29;20:51. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00746-x

Table 2.

Country of Origin and Research Designs of Included Studies

Number of Studies Percentage (%)
Country of origin
 Country
  Iran 13 72.2%
  Malaysia 2 11.1%
  Turkey 2 11.1%
  Pakistan 1 5.6%
Total 18 100%
Research designs
Quantitative studies
 RCT 8 50%
 Quasi-experimental 6 37.5%
 Control pretest-posttest 1 6.25%
 Pretest-posttest without control groups 1 6.25%
Total of quantitative studies 16 100
Qualitative studies
 Thematic analysis-case study 1 50%
 Content analysis 1 50%
Total of qualitative studies 2 100%