Table 1

Study characteristics included in the systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of completion of maternity continuum of care (CoC) and its associated factors in Ethiopia

Study IdAuthorsPublication yearStudy periodStudy settingObjective of the studySampling procedureMode of interviewRegionSample sizePrevalenceStudy designNOS
1Shitie et al14202025 February to 10 March 2019Enemay districtAssess completion maternity CoC.
Identify factors associated with
Simple random sampling techniqueFace-to-face interviewAmhara65145%CS7
2Tizazu et al13202017 February to
15 March 2020
Debre Berhan townUtilisation of continuum maternity care.
Identify associated factors
Cluster sampling techniqueAmhara64737.2%CS7
3Cherie et al172021February to March 2020Legambo districtMaternity CoC.
Determinant factors
Multistage sampling techniqueFace-to-face interviewsAmhara73211.2%CS8
4Asratie et al19202012 March
to 1 April 2019
Motta town and Hulet Eji Enese districtAssess completion of maternity CoC.
Identify associated factors
Stratified cluster sampling techniqueFace-to-face interviewsAmhara81947%CS8
5Haile et al16202015 February to 15 March 2019Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance System siteLevel of completion along CoC.
Identifying associated factors
Simple random sampling techniqueFace-to-face interviewsSNNP4329.7%CS7
6Atnafu et al1820201 May to 29 June 2019 Dabat and Gondar Zuria rural
 districts
Completion of the continuum of maternal healthcare services.
Identify associated factors
Simple random sampling techniqueFace-to-face interviewsAmhara56521.6%CS7
7Emiru et al92020June 2018West Gojjam ZoneCompleted the continuum of maternal care services.
Factors affecting retention on the CoC
Two-stage cluster samplingFace-to-face interviewsAmhara128112.1%CS8
8Sertsewold et al152021February 2020 to 10 March 2020Siyadebirena Wayu districtUtilisation of continuum of maternal healthcare services.
Identify associated factors
Simple random samplingFace-to-face interviewsAmhara61416.1%CS7
9Tsega et al38202210 March to 30 March 2020Ebinat districtMaternity continuum care completion. Identifying associated factorsSimple random sampling techniqueFace-to-face interviewsAmhara50437.6%CS7
  • CS, cross-sectional; NOS, Newcastle Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale.