Prevalence and adverse outcomes of twin pregnancy in Eastern Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors:
Getachew T; Negash A; Debella A; Yadeta E; Lemi M and 7 more

Journal:
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

Publication Year: 2024

DOI:
10.1186/s12884-024-06326-0

PMCID:
PMC10905881

PMID:
38424482

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Journal Title: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Subject Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical approval for each included individual article works for this systematic review and meta-analysis. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

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"Funding This study received no specific financing from governmental, private, or non-profit funding bodies."

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"This review was aimed to identify the pooled prevalence of twin pregnancy and adverse outcomes in Eastern Africa following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline [] (Additional file ). It was registered by the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), ID: CRD42022338393."

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