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 2

Subgroup analysis for prevalence 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 ().

Variable	Subgroup	Number of studies	Sample size		ES (95% CI)	value
Sample size	≥822	9	15,379	99.57%	34.36 (24.76, 43.96)	<0.001
	<822	24	11,749	99.54%	38.56 (27.71, 49.41)	<0.001
Publication year	2010-2015	9	13,952	99.52%	34.09 (24.46, 43.72)	<0.001
	2016-2020	24	13,176	99.58%	38.66, (28.41, 48.91)	<0.001
Study setting	Community-based	21	19,801	99.51%	40.97 (33.38, 48.55)	<0.001
	Facility-based	12	7327	99.56%	31.2 (19.4, 42.99)	<0.001

Note: sample size for subgroup analysis categorized by taking the mean sample size.