Association between iron and folic acid supplementation and birth weight in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta analysis

Zenebe, Andualem; Tegegne, Kaleab Tesfaye; Bifato, Berhanu; Assefa, Abiyu Ayalew

doi:10.1186/s42269-021-00595-x

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Characteristics of included studies for association between IFA supplementation and birth weight in Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 24)

From: Association between iron and folic acid supplementation and birth weight in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta analysis

S. no.	Author(s) and year	Sample size	Study design	Region	IFA	Birth weight
S. no.	Author(s) and year	Sample size	Study design	Region	IFA	Low	Normal
1	Aynie et al. (2020)	292	Cross-sectional	Amhara	Yes	39	221
1	Aynie et al. (2020)	292	Cross-sectional	Amhara	No	15	17
2	Liyew et al. (2020)	1502	Cross-sectional	National	Yes	108	745
2	Liyew et al. (2020)	1502	Cross-sectional	National	No	90	559
3	Desalegn (2015)	441	Case–control	Amhara	Yes	18	43
3	Desalegn (2015)	441	Case–control	Amhara	No	129	251
4	Mulatu et al. (2017)	457	Cross-sectional	AA	Yes	17	258
4	Mulatu et al. (2017)	457	Cross-sectional	AA	No	23	159
5	Lake and Fite (2019)	304	Cross-sectional	SNNP	Yes	24	189
5	Lake and Fite (2019)	304	Cross-sectional	SNNP	No	24	67
6	Toru and Anmut (2020)	196	Cross-sectional	SNNP	Yes	5	125
6	Toru and Anmut (2020)	196	Cross-sectional	SNNP	No	12	42
7	Chanie and Dilie (2018)	243	Cross-sectional	Amhara	Yes	50	163
7	Chanie and Dilie (2018)	243	Cross-sectional	Amhara	No	14	16
8	Mingude et al. (2020)	300	Case–control	SNNP	Yes	33	202
8	Mingude et al. (2020)	300	Case–control	SNNP	No	27	38
9	Asmare et al. (2018b)	453	Case–control	Amhara	Yes	95	244
9	Asmare et al. (2018b)	453	Case–control	Amhara	No	48	42
10	Gebrehawerya et al. (2018)	287	Case–control	Amhara	Yes	74	175
10	Gebrehawerya et al. (2018)	287	Case–control	Amhara	No	22	16
11	Girma et al. (2019)	279	Case–control	Oromia	Yes	64	166
11	Girma et al. (2019)	279	Case–control	Oromia	No	29	20
12	Desta et al. (2020)	381	Case–control	Tigray	Yes	112	234
12	Desta et al. (2020)	381	Case–control	Tigray	No	15	20
13	Mulu et al. (2020)	279	Case–control	AA	Yes	65	145
13	Mulu et al. (2020)	279	Case–control	AA	No	25	35
14	Bekela et al. (2020)	354	Case–control	Sidama	Yes	15	104
14	Bekela et al. (2020)	354	Case–control	Sidama	No	90	112
15	Hailemichael et al. (2020)	405	Case–control	Tigray	Yes	89	239
15	Hailemichael et al. (2020)	405	Case–control	Tigray	No	46	31
16	Gizaw and Gebremedhin (2018)	470	Case–control	Oromia	Yes	26	159
16	Gizaw and Gebremedhin (2018)	470	Case–control	Oromia	No	68	217
17	Jember et al. (2020)	358	Cross-sectional	Amhara	Yes	40	261
17	Jember et al. (2020)	358	Cross-sectional	Amhara	No	16	41
18	Siyoum and Melese (2019)	330	Case–control	Sidama	Yes	47	169
18	Siyoum and Melese (2019)	330	Case–control	Sidama	No	63	51
19	Gebremeskel et al. (2017)	420	Case–control	SNNP	Yes	144	130
19	Gebremeskel et al. (2017)	420	Case–control	SNNP	No	14	131
20	Adem et al. (2020)	464	Case–control	Tigray	Yes	82	279
20	Adem et al. (2020)	464	Case–control	Tigray	No	34	51
21	Alemu et al. (2018)	282	Case–control	SNNP	Yes	38	204
21	Alemu et al. (2018)	282	Case–control	SNNP	No	19	21
22	Ekubagewargies et al. (2019)	240	Cross-sectional	Amhara	Yes	20	189
22	Ekubagewargies et al. (2019)	240	Cross-sectional	Amhara	No	12	19
23	Dendir and Dayesa (2017)	347	Case–control	AA	Yes	205	93
23	Dendir and Dayesa (2017)	347	Case–control	AA	No	30	19
24	Gudeta et al. (2019)	1980	Cross-sectional	SNNP	Yes	64	1600
24	Gudeta et al. (2019)	1980	Cross-sectional	SNNP	No	84	232

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