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Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in the analysis

From: Interventions to increase facility births and provision of postpartum care in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Authors Year of publication Country Area Implementing agency Year of data collection Study design Outcome(s) assessed Definition of postpartum care Effect estimate
Ommeh et al. SPS:refid::bib23[23] 2019 Kenya [Not reported] PharmAccess Foundation [Not reported] Cross-sectional mixed methods study Facility birth Not applicable Proportion difference
Altaye et al. [37] 2018 Ethiopia Rural The Last Ten Kilometers (L10 K) Project 12/2014–01/2015 Cross-sectional study measuring the effects of self-reported exposure to Family Conversation strategy Facility birth Women receiving care at home by Health Extension Workers at within the 48 h following delivery Proportion difference
Djelouli et al. [33] 2017 Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique Rural The
Missed Opportunities in Maternal and Infant
Health (MOMI) Project 		10/2015–01/2016 Qualitative study using realist evaluation Provision of postpartum care Not reported Qualitative insights
Masub-Saharan Africavon et al. [26] 2017 Uganda [Not reported], Doctors with Africa CUAMM [Not reported] Quasi-experimental study Facility birth
Provision of postpartum care 		Women receiving care at a health facility after delivery Proportion difference
Pallangyo et al. [36] 2017 Tanzania Urban collegial facilitation
intervention project, ‘Improving postpartum care’
(IPPC) 		2015 and 2016 Mixed methods study with the quantitative part using a pre-and-post evaluation Provision of postpartum care Not reported Qualitative insights
August et al. [27] 2016 Tanzania Rural Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 2012 and 2014 Quasi-experimental study Facility birth Not applicable Proportion difference
Wang et al. [30] 2016 Zambia, Rural Ministry of Health 2013 Cluster randomized trial Facility birth Not applicable AOR
Wilunda et al. [34] 2016 Ethiopia [Not reported] Doctors with Africa CUAMM 2013 and 2015 Pre-and-post evaluation study Facility birth
Provision of postpartum care 		Women receiving care at a health facility after delivery within the seven days following delivery AOR
Proportion difference
Mwaniki et al. [24] 2015 Kenya Rural District Health
Management Team 		2011 and 2012 Pre-and-post evaluation study Facility birth Not applicable Difference in proportion
Obare et al. [22] 2013 Kenya Rural Ministry of Health 2010 Quasi experimental study Facility birth
Provision of postpartum care 		Care up to six weeks after delivery OR
Proportion difference
Satti et al. [31] 2012 Lesotho Rural Partners In Health (PIH) 2009 and 2011 Cross-sectional study Facility birth Not applicable Monthly average number
Turan et al. [35] 2011 Eritrea Rural Ministry of Health, UNFPA, Stanford Eritrean
Women’s Health Project 		2005 and 2007 Quasi experimental study Facility birth Not applicable Proportion difference
Sangho et al. [32] 2010 Mali Rural Centre de recherche d’études et de documentation pour la survie de l’enfant (CREDOS) 2007 and 2008 Intervention study using pre-and-post evaluation Facility birth Not applicable Proportion difference
Mbonye et al. [25] 2007 Uganda Rural and urban [Not reported] 2003 and 2005 Non-randomized community trial Facility birth Not applicable Proportion difference
  1. AOR adjusted odd ratio, OR odd ratio
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