Postpartum Family Planning Use and Its Determinants among Women of the Reproductive Age Group in Low-Income Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Descriptive summary of 33 studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis of postpartum modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) group in their first 12 months after delivery in low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa, 2020.

Author	Publication year	Country	Study design	Sample size	Women’s mean age	Response rate (%)	Prevalence (95% CI)	Quality score (10 pts)
Abera et al. [25]	2015	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	703	27.2	99.7	48.36 (48.22-48.5)	8
Abraha et al. [50]	2018	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	1109	28.7	100	38.32 (38.24, 38.4)	7
Abraha et al. [26]	2017	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	590	27.4	98.2	47.96 (47.8-48.13)	8
Ashebir and Tadesse [27]	2020	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	681	30.26	99.3	20.7 (20.59-20.82)	8
Belda et al. [28]	2019	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	505	27.67	98.0	14.26 (14.12, 14.93)	7
Belete et al. [29]	2019	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	400	26.82	99.5	58.5 (58.26-58.74)	8
Bwazi et al. [31]	2014	Malawi	Cross-sectional	383	25	100.	74.67 (74.45-74.9)	6
Camara et al. [51]	2018	Guinea	Cross-sectional	381	25.2	94.3	3.41 (3.32-3.5)	6
Dasgupta et al. [52]	2016	Malawi	Cross-sectional	442	26.0	NR	28.5 (28.3-28.7)	6
Demie et al. [10]	2018	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	248	27.40	100	33.06 (32.69-33.44)	7
Dulli et al. [32]	2010	Madagascar	Cross-sectional	840	26.8	100	17.26 (17.17-17.35)	6
Gebremariam and Gebremariam [33]	2017	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	599	30.8	99	68.11 (67.96-68.27)	8
Gebremedhin et al. [44]	2018	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	803	NR	94.6	80.32 (80.22-80.42)	8
Gejo et al. [45]	2019	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	368	29.12	100	73.91 (73.68-74.15)	9
Getachew [22]	2016	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	420	27.5	99.7	47.38 (47.15-47.61)	7
Gizaw et al. [34]	2017	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	829	27.53	98.2	46.68 (46.56-46.80)	8
Asires et al. [43]	2017	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	833	27.3	98.6	65.67 (65.55-65.78)	7
Hounkponou et al. [46]	2019	Benin	Cross-sectional	453	27.1	98.5	13.02 (12.9-13.17)	8
Jaleta et al. [35]	2019	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	820	28	95.6	37.19 (37.08-37.31)	8
Kaydor et al. [36]	2018	Liberia	Cross-sectional	378	NR	100	11.90 (11.74-12.07)	7
Keogh et al. [37]	2015	Tanzania	Cross-sectional	2162	NR	NR	34.32 (34.28-34.36)	6
Berta et al. [30]	2018	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	404	NR	100	45.79 (45.55-46.03)	8
Mengesha et al. [38]	2015	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	899	28.3	100	10.34 (10.28-10.41)	8
Nigussie et al. [39]	2016	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	545	31	98	12.29 (12.17-12.41)	8
Palamuleni [24]	2012	Malawi	Cross-sectional (DHS)	3617	NR	NR	49.49 (49.46-49.52)	7
Rutaremwa et al. [40]	2015	Uganda	Cross-sectional (DHS)	3298	29.7	100	27.71 (27.69-27.74)	7
Samuel [47]	2016	South Sudan	Cross-sectional	295	25.4	100	6.10 (5.94-6.26)	7
Sileo et al. [53]	2015	Uganda	Cross-sectional	258	25.85	100	25.19 (24.86-25.52)	7
Taye et al. [48]	2019	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	546	27.57	97	63.0 (62.83-63.18)	8
Tedla [49]	2017	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	623	27.5	98.7	50.08 (49.92-50.24)	8
Tegegn et al. [41]	2017	Ethiopia	Cross-sectional	382	28	99.7	54.71 (54.46-54.97)	8
Zivich et al. [42]	2018	DRC	Cross-sectional	522	NR	95.8	6.9 (6.80-70)	7
Zzimbe [23]	2015	Uganda	Cross-sectional	1792	NR	100	19.47 (19.43-19.52)	7

Note: DHS: demographic health survey; NR: not reported.