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Table 1 Summary of the 13 observational studies included in the meta-analysis assessing women level of knowledge and utilisation of PCC in Ethiopia, 2020

From: Knowledge and utilisation of preconception care and associated factors among women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Author’s, year

Study period

Study setting

Study population

Sample size

Parameter studied

Prevalence (%) with 95% CI

Ayalew et al. (2017) [15]

2016

Community

Reproductive age women

422

Knowledge of PCC

27.5(25.5–29.4)

Fekene et al. (2020) [18]

2017

Community

Reproductive age women

680

Knowledge and Utilisation of PCC

26.8(24.9–28.7)

14.9(13.3–16.4)

Teshome et al. (2020) [23]

2019

Community

Pregnant women

636

Knowledge of PCC

21.3(19.5–23.0)

Yohannes et al. (2019) [20]

2017

Institutional

Delivered women

373

Knowledge of PCC

53(50.8–55.1)

Andualem [Unpublished]

2016

Institutional

Pregnant women

634

Knowledge and utilisation of PCC

63.4(61.3–65.5)

38.236.0–40.3()

Kassie (Unpublished)

2018

Institutional

Pregnant with diabetic

143

Knowledge PCC

42.7(40.5–44.9)

Kassa and Yohannes [17]

2017

Institutional

Pregnant women

580

Knowledge PCC

20(18.2–21.7)

Demssie et al. (2019) [22]

2017

Community

Reproductive age women

424

Knowledge and utilisation PCC

17.3(15.6–18.9)

13.4(11.9–14.9)

Abrha et al. (2020) [21]

2018

Community

Delivered women

564

Knowledge PCC

39(36.9–41.1)

Assresu et al. (2019) [24]

2018

Community

Delivered women

564

Knowledge and utilisation PCC

13.7(12.2–15.2)

18.2(16.5–19.9)

Goshu et al. (2018) [25]

2016

Community

Reproductive age women

422

Knowledge of PCC

15.9(14.3–17.5)

Dessie et al. (2018) [27]

2014

Institutional

Pregnant women

422

Utilisation of PCC

3.5(2.7–4.3)

Goshu et al. (2018) [25]

2016

Community

Pregnant women

229

Utilisation of PCC

9.6(8.3–10.9)