The effect of antenatal care follow-up on neonatal health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Summary of 18 studies included in the meta-analysis to determine the effect of ANC visits on neonatal mortality

Primary author (publication year)	Study setting/country	Study design	Sample size	No ANC visits		ANC visits
Primary author (publication year)	Study setting/country	Study design	Sample size	Survivors	Neonatal death	Survivors	Neonatal death
Kumar et al. (2014) [21]	India	Cross sectional	14,293	10,978	224	1824	37
Al-Ani et al. (2009) [27]	Iraq	Cross sectional	3249	1925	57	1242	25
Shah et al. (2015) [29]	Nepal	Case-control	198	10	17	69	57
Koffi et al. (2015) [22]	Malawi	Cross sectional	24,000	13,971	189	9709	131
Dahiru T (2015) [24]	Nigeria	Cross sectional	56,307	9196	222	10,577	215
Worku et al. (2014) [33]	Ethiopia	Cohort	763	452	10	255	10
Arunda et al. (2017) [26]	Kenya	Cross sectional	14,190	539	24	8074	87
Nascimento et al. (2012) [30]	Brazil	Case-control	396	70	38	194	94
Paudel et al. (2013) [20]	Nepal	Cross sectional	12,674	1988	49	2036	27
Ayaz et al. (2010) [25]	Pakistan	Cross sectional	565	253	4	297	11
Diallo et al. (2011) [36]	Burkina Faso	Community trial	1162	226	12	598	28
Ndombo et al. (2017) [34]	Cameroon	Cohort	332	86	30	194	22
Yego et al. (2017) [28]	Kenya	Case-control	600	227	105	133	13
Kananura et al. (2016) [23]	Uganda	Cross sectional	2237	1112	57	866	18
Worku et al. (2012) [32]	Ethiopia	Cohort	3789	205	106	2556	732
Wakgari et al. (2013) [19]	Ethiopia	Cross sectional	17,817	5506.4	246.9	2846.07	48.93
Kolola et al. (2016) [31]	Ethiopia	Case-control	336	119	46	122	26
Debelew et al. (2014) [35]	Ethiopia	Cohort	3604	1362	44	1204	34