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Table 1 Characteristics of the 11 Studies

From: Women’s experiences throughout the birthing process in health facilities in Arab countries: a systematic review

Author

Publication year

Journal name

Country

Setting

Year studied

Method of data collection

Study population

Number of participants

Study aim

Response rate

Ahmed

2020

Reproductive Health

Iraq

Facility-based

2019

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women having at least one birth experience (a vaginal delivery) within the past year, either in Rezgary hospital, a Maternity Teaching Hospital or Malafandy, a primary health center in Erbil City

1196

To assess women's perception about the quality of rapport between them and their providers in the delivery room, the association between this satisfaction and sociodemographic characteristics of the women, and the association between women's satisfaction and their general satisfaction with care during labor and delivery

97%

Bashour et al.

2005

BIRTH

Syria

Community/

Household Survey

2003

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women of recent delivery of a healthy baby who was less than 3 months old

500

To describe Syrian women's preferences for the type of birth attendant and place of delivery

Not Reported

Boukhalfa et al.

2016

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Morocco

Facility-based

2012

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women who had an uncomplicated delivery, a complicated delivery with caesarean section, or complicated delivery without caesarean section when they were about to leave the health facility

973

To assess the financial barriers still faced by households since the FCDP was implemented and hence to understand the degree of its effectiveness

99%

Fort

2012

Reproductive Health Matters

Egypt and Bangladesh

Community/

Household Survey

For Egypt 2005 and 2008

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women whose most recent live birth in the 5 years prior to the survey date and were between 15–49 years old

In 2005 was 9845 and in 2008 was 7896

To analyze levels and trends in post-partum care and post-natal care by place of delivery using Demographic and Health Survey data for Egypt in 2005 and 2008 and Bangladesh in 2004 and 2007

Not Reported

Kabakian-Khasholian et al.

2017

Reproductive Health Matters

Egypt, Lebanon and Syria

Facility-based

November 2014 to July 2015

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women who gave birth in the postpartum ward before their discharge from the hospital and were18 years old and more

2620

To describe the levels of satisfaction with the childbirth experience and perceptions of control of women giving birth in public hospitals in three middle-income Arab countries, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, and to determine the service delivery factors associated with their satisfaction

98.6%

Kempe et al.

2010

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Yemen

Community/

Household Survey

Not Reported

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women with childbirth experience

220

To examine women's authority at birth with reference to the intrapartum factors, the level of training of staff and the social and demographic background of women

100%

Kempe et al.

2011

ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yemen

Community/

Household Survey

Not Reported

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women with childbirth experience

220

To examine the influence of socio-demographic, delivery outcome, and demand factors on women's preferred location of childbirth in case of a future pregnancy, seen against the background of the previous childbirth

100%

Mohammad et al.

2014

International Nursing Review

Jordan

Facility-based

2012

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women who were 7 weeks or more postpartum and had a live term baby

320

To investigate the prevalence and associated factors of dissatisfaction with intrapartum care by Jordanian Women

83.2%

Monazea et al.

2015

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Egypt

Facility-based

2012

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

All women who had given birth to a single live birth from 4th Jan to 28th Feb 2012 at the public section only of the hospital at the time of discharge

435

To assess women's satisfaction with quality of healthcare during hospitalized delivery and to determine factors associated with their satisfaction

100%

Oweis

2009

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Jordan

Facility-based

2005

Self-administered questionnaire

Women who are literate, have a healthy newborn baby, by normal vaginal delivery and assisted delivery such as forceps and vacuum

177

To document women's perceptions of the different aspects their childbirth experience including expectations, satisfaction and self-control

Not Reported

Sayed et al.

2018

International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Egypt

Facility-based

2016

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Women who delivered and were at postpartum wards

400

To determine maternal satisfaction towards delivery services at Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University, Upper Egypt

100%