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

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

Primary author (publication year)

Study setting/country

Study design

Sample size

No ANC visits

ANC visits

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