Characteristics of included studies
Study design (N = 111) | |
Prospective cohort, n (%) | 21 (19) |
Retrospective cohort, n (%) | 84 (76) |
Registered clinical trial, n (%) | 4 (4) |
Other/unspecified, n (%) | 2 (2) |
Country income level∗ (N = 109) | |
Low income, n (%) | 4 (4) |
Lower-middle income, n (%) | 42 (39) |
Upper-middle income, n (%) | 63 (58) |
WHO region∗ (N = 109) | |
Africa, n (%) | 12 (11) |
The Americas, n (%) | 33 (30) |
Eastern Mediterranean, n (%) | 16 (15) |
Europe, n (%) | 12 (11) |
Southeast Asia, n (%) | 23 (21) |
Western Pacific, n (%) | 13 (12) |
Language (N = 111) | |
English, n (%) | 98 (88) |
Spanish, n (%) | 5 (5) |
Portuguese, n (%) | 4 (4) |
French, n (%) | 4 (4) |
Study design (N = 111) | |
Prospective cohort, n (%) | 21 (19) |
Retrospective cohort, n (%) | 84 (76) |
Registered clinical trial, n (%) | 4 (4) |
Other/unspecified, n (%) | 2 (2) |
Country income level∗ (N = 109) | |
Low income, n (%) | 4 (4) |
Lower-middle income, n (%) | 42 (39) |
Upper-middle income, n (%) | 63 (58) |
WHO region∗ (N = 109) | |
Africa, n (%) | 12 (11) |
The Americas, n (%) | 33 (30) |
Eastern Mediterranean, n (%) | 16 (15) |
Europe, n (%) | 12 (11) |
Southeast Asia, n (%) | 23 (21) |
Western Pacific, n (%) | 13 (12) |
Language (N = 111) | |
English, n (%) | 98 (88) |
Spanish, n (%) | 5 (5) |
Portuguese, n (%) | 4 (4) |
French, n (%) | 4 (4) |
WHO, World Health Organization.
Two studies collected data from cohorts from multiple countries and were thus not included in country-level data collection per study.