Table 2.

Summary of reported risk factors associated with UF in SSA

Risk factors	Pregnant women		Non-pregnant women
	Egbe et al 2018 (Cross-sectional study from Cameroon)	Sarkodie et al 2016a (Cross-sectional study from Ghana)	Oluwole et al 2015 (Case–control study from Nigeria)
Advanced age	↑	↑	↑
Family history	Not considered	Not considered	↑
Obesity	Not considered	↑	↓
Nulliparity	Not considered	↑	Not considered
Gravidity	↑	Not considered	Not considered
Advanced age at delivery	Not considered	↑	Not considered
At least primiparity	Not considered	Not considered	↓

↑ - increased risk, ↓ - decreased risk, not considered as a risk factor in the study.

SSA, sub-Saharan Africa; UF, uterine fibroid.