Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review aims to determine the prevalence of pregnancy termination and its determinant factors in Ethiopia.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Relevant articles were retrieved from databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, Medline and other search engines.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

The research design for this study had no restrictions, allowing for the inclusion of cross-sectional and case-control studies that examined the prevalence or determinants of pregnancy termination. However, case reports, case series, reviews, editorials and studies published as abstracts only were excluded from the analysis.

Data extraction and synthesis

The review was precisely in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for System

SUBMITTER: Kumsa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941161 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature