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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: The unmet needs for modern family planning methods among postpartum women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature

Authors

Country and state/region

Setting

Recruitment period

Type of study/method

Sample size

Abera et al. 2015 [41]

Ethiopia, Gondar

Community-based

August 2013

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 703

Abraha et al. 2017 [42]

Ethiopia, Aksum

Community-based

March–April, 2015

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 590 (N expected [NE] = 601)

Abraha et al. 2018 [43]

Ethiopia, Aksum

Community-based

March–April 2015

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 590 (NE = 604)

Achwoka et al. 2018 [56]

Kenya

Nationally representative

2013 (month not specified)

National cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 955 (NE = 1012)

Gebremedhin et al. 2018 [44]

Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Community-based

May–June 2015

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 803 (NE = 849)

Dona et al. 2018 [45]

Ethiopia, Aroressa

Community-based

March–April, 2017

Cross sectional/quantitative

N = 684 (NE = 695)

Berta et al. 2018[46]

Ethiopia, Gondar

Healthcare facility

March–April 2015

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 404

Bwazi et al. 2014 [54]

Malawi, Ntchisi

Healthcare facility

July 2011

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 383

Thindwa et al. 2019[55]

Malawi

nationally representative (nested)

May 2015–May 2016

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 578

Chinaeke. 2019 [51]

Nigeria (the Federal Capital Territory and Nasarawa state)

Healthcare facility

April 2014–September 2015

Prospective cohort study/quantitative

N = 399 (NE = 497)

Embafrash and Mekonnen 2019 [59]

Ethiopia, Tahtay-Koraro

Healthcare facility

February–March 2014

Cross-sectional/mixed methods

N = 409 (NE = 422)

Idowu et al. 2015 [52]

Nigeria, Ogbomoso

Healthcare facility

Three months, year not specified

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 444

Iliyasu et al. 2018 [53]

Nigeria, Kano

Healthcare facility

January–February 2015

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 317 (NE = 371)

Keesara et al. 2018 [57]

Kenya, Nairobi

Healthcare facility

December 2013–April 2014

Cross-sectional/qualitative

N = 91

Tegegn et al. 2017 [47]

Ethiopia, Dessie

Community-based

December 2014

Cross-sectional/quantitative

N = 383

Mengesha et al. 2015 [48]

Ethiopia, Dabat

Community-based

January 2013

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 899 (NE = 816)

Gejo et al. 2019 [49]

Ethiopia, Hossana

Healthcare facility

June–July 2018

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 368

Sileo et al. 2015 [58]

Uganda, Butambala

Healthcare facility

2010, month no specified

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 258 (NE = 301)

Abraha et al. 2018 [50]

Ethiopia (Tanquae-Abrgelle, Adwa, Tahtay-Maychew and Laelay-Maychew)

Community-based

March–April 2017

Cross-sectional/ quantitative

N = 1109

  1. NE  number expected