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Table 1 Quality assessment of the included studies by using the Newcastle Ottawa Assessment (NOS) tool adapted for cross-sectional study in Ethiopia, 2023

From: The magnitude and associated factors of immediate postpartum anemia among women who gave birth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023

First author & reference

 

Comparability

Outcome

   

Representativeness of sample size

Sample size justified

Non- Response rate

Ascertainment of the exposure (max **)

Cofounding controlled max(**)

Outcome assessment (max **)

Statistics

Total Score (max 10*)

Overall quality

Abebaw et al.

*

*

*

*

**

**

*

9*

Good

Gizaw et al.

*

*

*

*

**

**

*

9*

Good

Girma et al.

-

-

*

*

**

**

*

7*

Good

Agmassie et al.

*

*

*

*

*

**

*

8*

Good

Nigussie

*

-

*

*

*

**

*

7*

Good

Bireda et al.

*

*

*

*

**

**

*

9*

Good

  1. Note: * refers to a score of point one, and ** refers to a score of point two