Table 5 Characteristics of the qualitative studies
From: The impact of pregnancy loss on men’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review
Number of studiesa | |
|---|---|
Year of publication | |
1995–2000 | 1 |
2001–2005 | 6 |
2006–2010 | 2 |
2011–2016 | 1 |
Sample size of males includedb | |
1–5 | 3 |
6–9 | 3 |
10–14 | 4 |
Region of study | |
Australia | 3 |
Europe/UK | 4 |
US | 2 |
Middle-East | 1 |
Recruitment | |
Hospitals/clinics | 3 |
Private Practices/GPs | 3 |
Pregnancy loss support group | 2 |
Pregnancy loss clinic | 1 |
Newspapers | 1 |
Community locations (noticeboards, libraries, centres, pharmacies, shops) | 2 |
Snowball sampling/word of mouth | 5 |
Time since pregnancy loss | |
0–8 weeks | 4 |
8 weeks-6 months | 6 |
6 months-1 year | 5 |
1 year-2 years | 3 |
2 years–3 years | 2 |
> 3 years | 1 |
Time of gestation at which loss occurred | |
6–12 weeks | 3 |
13–20 weeks | 4 |
21 weeks–30 weeks | 2 |
31 weeks–40 weeks | 3 |
> 40 weeks | 3 |