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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of postpartum on exclusive breast feeding practices in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020

From: Effect of postpartum depression on exclusive breast-feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Sub regions

Study setting

Study design

Sample size

Prevalence of PPD with CI

Tool Used

Adamu and Adinew [27]

2018

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

618

23.3 (19.9, 26.6)

EPHD

Anokye et al. [28]

2018

Ghana

Western Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

257

7 (3.9, 10.1)

PHQ

Azale et al. [29]

2016

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa

Community Based

Cross-sectional study

3147

11.2 (10.1, 12.3)

PHQ

Bitew et al. [30]

2019

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Prospective study

1240

22.1 (19.8, 24.4)

PHQ

Christodoulou et al. [31]

2019

South Africa

Southern Africa

Facility Based

Prospective study

468

15.6 (12.3, 18.9)

EPHD

Dow et al. [32]

2014

Malawian

Southern Africa

Community Based

Prospective study

492

10.9 (8.2, 13.7)

EPHD

Garman et al. [33]

2019

South Africa

Southern Africa

Facility Based

Prospective study

351

9.4 (6.3, 12.5)

HDRS

Huang et al. [34]

2018

Uganda

Eastern Africa

Community Based

Cross-sectional study

303

28.1 (22.9, 33.1)

PHQ

Kerie et al. [35]

2018

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

408

33.8 (29.2, 38.4)

EPHD

Khalifa et al. [36]

2015

Sudan

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

236

9.3 (5.6, 13.1)

EPHD

Khalifa et al. [37]

2018

Sudan

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

223

3.6 (1.1, 6.1)

EPHD

Madeghe et al. [38]

2016

Kenya

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

200

13 (8.3, 17.7)

EPHD

Juliet E.M Nakku [39]

2006

Uganda

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

465

8.2 (5.7, 10.7)

SRQ

R. Ndokera and C. MacArthur [40]

2010

Zambia

Southern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

278

9.7 (6.2, 13.2)

SRQ

Nhiwatiwa [41]

1998

Zimbabwe

Southern Africa

Community Based

Prospective study

500

19 (15.6, 22.4)

SSQ

Ongeri et al. [42]

2018

Kenya

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Prospective study

171

18.7 (12.9, 24.6)

EPHD

Osok et al. [43]

2018

Kenya

Eastern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

176

32.9 (26, 39.9)

PHQ

P.G. Ramchandani et al. [44]

2009

South Africa

Southern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

1035

16.4 (14.2, 18.7)

 

S. Shamu et al. [45]

2016

Zimbabwe

Southern Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

824

21.8 (19, 24.7)

SQR

Stellenberg EL, [46]

2015

South Africa

Southern Africa

Community Based

Cross-sectional study

159

50.3 (42.5, 58.1)

EPHD

Robert C. Stewart [47]

2010

Malawi

Western Africa

Facility Based

Cross-sectional study

501

30.5 (26.5, 34.5)

SQR

Toru et al. [48]

2018

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa

Community Based

Cross-sectional study

456

22.4 (18.5, 26.2)

CES-D

Wemakor and Iddrisu [49]

2018

Ghana

Western Africa

Community Based

Cross-sectional study

200

33.5 (26.9, 40)

CES-D

Weobong et al. [50]

2015

Ghana

Western Africa

Facility Based

Prospective study

13,360

3.4 (3.1, 3.7)

SQR

Rohde SS [51].

2014

South Africa

Southern Africa

Facility Based

Cross sectional study

3494

15.9 (14.8, 17.2)

EPHD

Abdulai, H [52].

2019

Ghana

Western Africa

Facility Based

Cross sectional study

300

27.3 (22.3, 32.4)

SHQ

  1. Note: CES-D Centre for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression, EPHD Edinburgh Postnatal Depression, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, SRQ Self-reporting Questionnaire, SSQ Shona Symptom Questionnaire