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Table 1 Descriptive summary of 41 included studies, sub-Saharan Africa, 2012–2022

From: The factors associated with stillbirths among sub-saharan African deliveries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

Publication year

Country

Study design

Sample size

Study setting

Response rate

Quality score

Mariam Löfwander

2012/Thesis

Tanzania

Survey

32,252

Facility

94.6%

8

H.Kidanto et al

2015

Tanzania

Observational cohort

15,305

Facility

100%

10

Suleiman et al

2015

Nigeria

Case‒Control

6628

Facility

100%

10

Alhassan et al

2016

Ghana

Descriptive study

6356

Facility

100%

8

Laar et al

2016

Ghana

Cross-sectional

8123

Facility

100%

9

Gebresilassie et al

2016

Ethiopia

Binary logistic regression

12,560

Population

100%

10

Bidimsuguru et al

2016

Ghana

Case‒Control

368

Population

100%

10

T. Millogo et al

2016

Burkina Faso

Case‒Control

338

Facility

100%

10

Afulani et al

2016

Ghana

Survey

4868

Population

100%

10

Welegebriel et al

2017

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

540

Facility

100%

10

Lakew et al

2017

Ethiopia

Survey

2555

Population

100%

10

Mnali OP et al

2017

Tanzania

Prospective cohort

47,234

Facility

100%

????

Tilahun et al

2017

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

422

Facility

97.8%

10

Tolefac et al

2017

Cameroon

Case‒Control

743

Facility

100%

10

Okonofua et al

2019

Nigeria

Cross-sectional

4416

Facility

100%

10

Agena et al

2019

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

2279

Facility

100%

10

H. Tasew et al

2019

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

315

Facility

100%

10

Dagnew et al

2019

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

420

Facility

100%

10

Egbe et al

2020

Cameroon

Case‒Control

592

Facility

100%

10

Momo RJT et al

2020

Cameroon

Case‒Control

400

Facility

100%

10

Ayamba et al

2020

Ghana

Retrospective hospital

16,670

Facility

100%

10

Appiah et al

2020

Ghana

Cross-sectional

2012

Facility

100%

10

Alex Mremi et al

2020

Tanzania

Case‒Control

288

Facility

99.3%

10

Dangiso et al

2020

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

370

Facility

98.9%

10

Dagne et al

2021

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

402

Facility

100%

10

Dube et al

2021

Zimbabwe

Cross-sectional

1734

Facility

96%

10

Liyew et al

2021

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

456

Facility

100%

10

Abebe et al

2021

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

413

Facility

98.5%

10

Kiondo et al

2021

Uganda

Case‒Control

474

Facility

100%

10

W. Gizaw et al

2021

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

342

Facility

100%

10

T. Lolaso et al

2021

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

1980

Facility

100%

10

E. Nkwabong et al

2021

Cameroon

Case‒Control

255

Facility

100%

10

Kebede-Kekulawala et al

2021

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

1077

Facility

100%

10

Jamie et al

2022

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

370

Facility

98.9%

10

Mulatu et al

2022

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

555

Facility

100%

10

Amani et al

2022

Cameroon

Cross-sectional

15,426

Facility

100%

10

Ezugwu et al

2022

Nigeria

Retrospective desciptive study

1200

Facility

92.7%

9

Milton et al

2022

Nigeria

Case‒Control and Cohort

548

Facility

100%

10

Mengistu et al

2022

Ethiopia

Case‒Control

557

Facility

97.3%

10

Mohammed-Ahmed A. et al

2022

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

336

Facility

100%

10

Wolde J, Haile D et al

2022

Ethiopia

Cross-sectional

737

Facility

987.3%

10

  1. EDHS Ethiopian demographic and health survey, NR Not reported