Prevalence and adverse outcomes of twin pregnancy in Eastern Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multiple pregnancies are much more common today than they were in the past. Twin pregnancies occur in about 4% of pregnancies in Africa. Adverse pregnancy outcome was more common in twin pregnancy than in singleton pregnancy. There is no pooled evidence on the burden and adverse pregnancy outcome of twin pregnancy in eastern Africa. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the prevalence and adverse pregnancy outcomes of twin pregnancies.

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis covers published and unpublished studies searched from different databases (PubMed, CINAHL (EBSCO), EMBASE, DOAJ, Web of Sciences, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and Google search). Finally, 34 studies were included in this syste

SUBMITTER: Getachew T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905881 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature