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Table 1: 79 studies in 33 countries

From: Disclosure to social network members among abortion-seeking women in low- and middle-income countries with restrictive access: a systematic review

Region/ countries

Studies

Africa

 Ethiopia

Kebede [24], Kebede [23], Alemayehu [46]

 South Africa

Orner [38], Orner [37], Gerdts [39], Harries [40]

 Nigeria

Bankole [94], Alubo [93]

 Zambia

Coast [59], Freeman [60], Cresswell [61], Dahlback [62]

 Kenya

Izugbara [63] Osur [64] Mitchell [66] Izugbara [65], Jayaweera [48] Penfold [67]

 Ghana

Hill [68] Kumi-Kyereme [69] Aniteye [70], Appiah-Agyekum [71], Rominski [73] Ganle [72], Rominski [74]

 Uganda

Nyanzi [75], Atuyambe [76], Marlow [77]

 Tanzania

Norris [78], Plummer [79], Rasch [80]

 DRC

Rouhani [81], Burkhardt [82]

 Burkina Faso

Ouédraogo [83], Rossier [14]

 Benin

Baxerres [84] (also Burkina Faso)

 Madagascar

Pourette [85]

 Botswana

Smith [86]

 Malawi

Jackson [95]

 Gabon

Hess [96]

Latin America

 Colombia

Brack [25], DePineres [26]

 Bolivia

Bury [47]

 Brazil

Silveira [22], Arilha [51], Diniz [52], Madeiro [53], Nunes 2013, Heilborn [54]

 Chile

Casas [55], Palma Manriquez [56]

 Argentina

Ramos [57]

 Mexico/California

Grossman [91]

 Haiti

Albuja [97]

Asia

 India

Kalyanwala [27], Jeejeeboy [28], Banerjee [29], Banerjee [32], Banerjee [33], Elul [30], Behera [31], Banerjee 2015, Elul [35]

 Nepal

Puri [43], Rocca [44], Ohja [41], Andersen [42]

 Bangladesh

Messinger [45]

 Sri Lanka

Arambepola [50]

 Malaysia

Tong 2012

 Philippine

Gipson [87]

 Cambodia

Petitet [21]

 Burma/Thaïland

Arnott [88], Tousaw [89], Tousaw [90]

Middle East

 Iran

Zamanian [36]

 Saudi Arabia

Alsibiani [49]

 Palestinian OT

Shahawy [98]