Table 1 |
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Selected characteristics of included studies. |
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Number (%) |
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Study design |
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Cross-sectional |
1532 (69.5) |
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Cohort |
274 (12.4) |
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Incidence/prevalence survey |
220 (10.0) |
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Controlled trial |
52 (2.4) |
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Census |
22 (1.0) |
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Others |
104 (4.7) |
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Population characteristics |
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Urban |
375 (17.0) |
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Rural |
147 (6.7) |
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Mixed |
962 (43.6) |
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Unknown |
720 (32.7) |
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Characteristics of the setting |
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National |
414 (18.8) |
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Provincial |
288 (13.1) |
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City-based |
93 (4.2) |
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Other |
39 (1.8) |
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Health facility-based |
1370 (62.1) |
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Overall |
2204 |
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Gülmezoglu et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2004 4:16 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-4-16 |
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