Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies
From: Women’s autonomy in healthcare decision making: a systematic review
No | Author (Year), Country | Study design | Participants | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Asabu & Altaseb (2021), [2] Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | Women aged 15–49 years old, married and living with husband | Analysis of data from 2005, 2011, and 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) |
2 | Alemayehu & Meskele (2017), [4] Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 967 women through three-stage sampling method from 17 rural districts of 2 out of 13 zones of the region | Face-to-face survey through an interview format |
3 | Osamor & Grady (2018), [5] Nigeria | Cross-sectional | 27,135 women aged 15–49 years old who lived with their husbands/partners | Analysis of data from 2013 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey |
4 | Ahmed et al. (2019), [9] Pakistan | Q-methodology | 60 women, 57 men, 20 healthcare professionals in Lahore, Pakistan | Participants completed Q-sorts individually, and data were collected in person using standardized instructions |
5 | Mare et al. (2022), [15] Ethiopia | Cross-sectional | 3668 married reproductive age women (15–49 y.o) currently using contraceptives | Analysis of data from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) |
6 | Kiani et al. (2020), [16] Iran | Cross-sectional | 400 women selected via multistage cluster sampling from attendees of health centers | Data were collected using six questionnaires (demographic, socioeconomic, social support, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale, a marital satisfaction questionnaire, and an empowerment survey) |
7 | Rizkianti et al. (2020), [17] Indonesia | Cross-sectional | 3435 women of reproductive age (15- 49 years) who had given birth within one year preceding the survey | Analysis of data from 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey |
8 | Sougou et al. (2020), [18] Senegal | Cross-sectional | 8865 women aged 15- 49 years | Analysis of data from 2017 Senegal Demographic and Health Survey |