Review Article

Compliance to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Association with the Number of ANC Visits in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Descriptive summary of 12 studies included in the meta-analysis of prevalence compliance to iron-folic acid supplementation in Ethiopia, 2018.

RegionStudy siteAuthor namePublication yearSample sizeResponse ratePrevalenceNewcastle-Ottawa Scale

TigrayCommunityGebre et al.201571410035.857
CommunityGetachew et al.201532010064.707
FacilityGebre et al.201545098.422.907

AmharaCommunityTaye et al.201562810020.408
FacilityBirhanu et al.201841810055.307

OromiaFacilityTegegne et al.201740595.918.008
FacilityNiguse et al.201829693.0059.807

SouthernFacilityJikamo et al.201836586.6069.596
CommunityGebremedhin et al.2014156397.103.506
CommunityArega et al.201529697.6039.207

City administrationFacilityGebreamlak et al.201755788.9060.008
FacilityAabdi et al.201821797.3076.006