Table 1 General characteristics of 20 Primary included studies
From: Supply kits for antenatal and childbirth care: a systematic review
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Type of manuscript | |
Articles in peer-reviewed journals | 18 (90.0) |
Congress Abstracts | 2 (10.0) |
Method | |
Quantitative only | 19 (95.0) |
Both qualitative and quantitative | 1 (5.0) |
Study design | |
Randomized controlled trial | 1 (5.0) |
Experimental non-randomized | 1 (5.0) |
Cross-sectional | 12 (60.0) |
Case Control | 1 (5.0) |
Before-and-after intervention | 5 (25.0) |
Region | |
Asia | 9 (45.0) |
Africa | 8 (40.0) |
Europe | 1 (5.0) |
Oceania | 2 (10.0) |
Place of Delivery | |
Health facility based | 3 (15.0) |
Home childbirth | 7 (35.0) |
Both (Home and Health facility) | 10 (50.0) |
Participants | |
Study subjects who received the intervention | |
Pregnant women | 9 (45.0) |
Birth attendants, health workers, TBAs | 8(40.0) |
Women during childbirth | 5 (25.0) |
Newborns | 1 (5.0) |
Study subjects in which outcomes were assessed | |
Pregnant women | 5 (25.0) |
Women during delivery | 17 (85.0) |
Neonates | 8 (40.0) |
Women during postpartum | 5 (25.0) |
Infants | 1(5.0) |
Sample size | |
> 10,000 | 5 (25.0) |
10,000–1000 | 6 (30.0) |
< 1000 | 9 (45.0) |
Type of components | |
Only the kits | 5 (25.0) |
Kits + behavioral intervention | 4 (20.0) |
Kits + behavioral + other components | 1(5.0) |
Kits + training | 6 (25.9) |
Kits + training + other components | 4(20.0) |