Table 1 Study characteristics of included and excluded studies in the systematic review
Ref No | Study Author, Year | Design | Study Setting | Total N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Included studies | 6483 | ||
[20] | Ali et al., 2022 | Retrospective survey | The Community. Recruitment via online survey promotion through social media to undisclosed recipients lists and by email to university students. | 475 |
[21] | Al Ketbi et al., 2018 | Cross-sectional | Four primary health centers in Abu Dhabi. | 344 |
[16] | Al Sabbah et al., 2022 | Cross-sectional | Outpatient clinics in four hospitals and four health centers in Sharjah and Dubai, UAE. | 858 |
[28] | Al Shahwan et al., 2020 | Cross-sectional | Breastfeeding mothers in Ajman and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). | 820 |
[22] | Cheikh Ismail et al., 2020 | Population-based cross-sectional | Primary health care centers and outpatient clinics at hospitals. | 276 |
[23] | Gardner et al., 2015 | Cross-sectional | Tertiary Hospital: Postnatal Ward. | 125 |
[24] | Gardner 2018 | Cross-sectional | Tertiary Hospital: Postnatal Ward. | 125* |
[29] | Kaushal et al., 2022 | Quality improvement prospective study | Hospital in Dubai. | Â |
[25] | Omar et al., 2022 | Cross-sectional | Four Primary Health Centers in Dubai. | 668 |
[26] | Radwan 2013 | Cross-sectional | Primary Health Care Centers in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai. | 593 |
[27] | Radwan et al. 2016 | Qualitative | Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Centers (PHC) in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain. | 45 |
[30] | Radwan et al. 2021 | Prospective cohort | Maternity wards of ten hospitals in four Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Fujairah). | 457 |
[15] | Taha et al. 2018 | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1822* |
[34] | Taha et al. 2019 | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1624* |
[32] | Taha et al. 2020 | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1822* |
[36] | Taha et al. 2020 a | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1822* |
[33] | Taha et al. 2021 | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1822* |
[31] | Taha et al. 2022 | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1822* |
[35] | Taha et al. 2022 a | Cross-sectional | Seven governmental community and healthcare centers from diverse geographic areas of Abu Dhabi. | 1799* |
| Â | Excluded studies | Reason for exclusion | ||
[55] | MOHAP 2018 | National Survey | Not a peer reviewed publication and available data was estimated. Not clear which women in the survey gave birth in the UAE. | |
[56] | Al Ghazal 2015 | Health Promotion Report | Was not eligible upon reading full text: results of a health promotion campaign. | |