Table 1 Summary of research articles (n = 18) on the impact of polygamous marriages on women
Authors | Study Area | Study design | Sample size (n) | Polygamous marriage (n) | Monogamous marriage (n) | Quality assessment (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbo 2008 [29] | Uganda | Cross-sectional | 209 | 37 | 90 | 100 |
Al- Sherbiny 2005 [33] | Egypt | Cross-sectional | 100 | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Daradkeh 2006 [35] | Jordan | Cross-sectional | 2000 | 544 | 947 | 100 |
Hamdan 2008 [37] | United Arab Emirates | Cross-sectional | 224 | 28 | 155 | 100 |
Kianpoor 2006 [38] | Iran | Cross-sectional | 66 | 31 | 26 | 75 |
Maziak 2002 [39] | Syria | Cross-sectional | 412 | 26 | 331 | 100 |
Ozkan 2006 [41] | Turkey | Cross-sectional | 138 | 88 | 50 | 100 |
Patil 2008 [42] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 408 | 96 | 312 | 87.5 |
Ozer 2013 [40] | Turkey | Cross-sectional | 172 | 99 | 73 | 87.5 |
Farahmand 2019 [36] | Iran | Cross-sectional | 398 | 248 | 150 | 100 |
Yilmaz 2018 [43] | Turkey | Cross-sectional | 108 | 72 | 36 | 100 |
Daoud 2014 [34] | Israel | Cross-sectional | 461 | 100 | 361 | 87.5 |
Al-Krenawi 2001 [4] | Israel | Cross-sectional | 92 | 53 | 39 | 100 |
Al-Krenawi 2006 [9] | Israel | Cross-sectional | 352 | 117 | 235 | 87.5 |
Al-Krenawi 2008 [32] | Israel | Cross-sectional | 315 | 156 | 159 | 100 |
Al-Krenawi 2011 [31] | Israel | Cross-sectional | 199 | 93 | 106 | 100 |
Al-Krenawi 2012 [30] | Israel | Cross-sectional | 309 | 187 | 122 | 100 |
Chaleby 1985 [28] | Kuwait | Cross-sectional | 125 | 31 | 62.5 |