Table 1 General characteristics of included studies that report the prevalence of preterm and/its association with pregnancy induced hypertension and multiple pregnancy
Author/year of publication | Study area | Region | Study design | Study population | Sample size | Prevalence (%) | Result of quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mengesha et al./2016 [29] | Hospital | Tigray | Cohort | Mothers gave birth | 1152 | 6 | Low risk |
Gebresillasie/2016 [27] | Gondar Town | Amhara | Cross-sectional | Mothers gave birth | 540 | 4.4 | Low risk |
Deressa et al./2018 [33] | Addis Abeba Hospital | Addis Abeba | Cross sectional | Mothers gave birth | 23,115 | 16.5 | Low risk |
Bekele et al./2015 [26] | Debremarkos Town | Amhara | Cross sectional | Mothers gave birth | 422 | 11.6 | Low risk |
Adhena et al./2017 [31] | Shirie Suhul Hospital | Tigray | Cross sectional | Mothers gave birth | 425 | 8.7 | Low risk |
Sakata et al./2017 [28] | Gondar University Hospital | Amhara | Cross sectional | Mothers gave birth | 325 | 22.5 | Low risk |
Bekele et al./2017 [32] | Jimma Hospital | Oromia | Cross sectional | Mothers gave birth | 220 | 25.9 | Low risk |
Abaraya et al./2018 [17] | Jimma University Hospital | Oromia | Case control | Mothers gave birth | 656 | NA | Low risk |
Teklay et al./2017/2018 [30] | Mekelle Hospital | Tigray | Case control | Mothers gave birth | 264 | NA | Low risk |