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Table 1 Descriptive summary of fifteen included studies in the systematic review and meta-analysis

From: Adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

Year of study

Region

Study setting

Sample size

Prevalence of IFAS (%)

Abel et al. [13]

2015

Addis Ababa

Facility-based

557

60.1 (56.03,64.17)

Gashaw et al. [14]

2017

Amhara

Facility-based

418

28.7 (24.36, 33.04)

Gebremichael et al. [15]

2018

Tigray

Facility-based

222

10.5 (6.47, 14.53)

Habtamu et al. [16]

2018

Amhara

Facility-based

412

47.6 (42.78, 52.42)

Tsegaye et al. [17]

2018

Amhara

Facility-based

348

52.9 (47.66, 58.14)

Tarekegn et al. [18]

2016

Amhara

Facility-based

395

28.01 (23.58, 32.44)

Alemayehu et al. [19]

2017

Amhara

Facility-based

262

44 (37.99, 50.01)

Mekdemariam et al. [20]

2015

Tigray

Facility-based

320

64.7 (59.46, 69.94)

Tesfaye et al. [21]

2017

Amhara

Facility-based

418

55.3 (50.53, 60.07)

Zemenu et al. [22]

2015

SNNPR

Community-based

422

38.3 (33.66, 42.94)

Bekele et al. [23]

2013

Amhara

Community-based

634

20.4 (17.26, 23.54)

Abinet et al. [24]

2015

SNNPR

Community-based

303

39.2 (33.70, 44.82)

Asmamaw et al. [25]

2018

Amhara

Facility-based

422

43.1 (38.38, 47.82)

Negussie et al. [26]

2017

SNNPR

Community-based

317

51.4 (45.90, 58.90)

Afework et al. [27]

2014

Tigray

Facility-based

358

37.2 (32.09, 42.21)