BioMed Research International

Research Article

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infection and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Criteria used for scoring of risk bias assessment tool of included articles for the estimation of pooled prevalence of UTI and its associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia from 2007 to 2018.
CriteriaBias score
Low riskMedium riskHigh risk
Representation12 studies-2 studies
Sampling2 studies-12 studies
Random selection4 studies-10 studies
Nonresponse bias14 studies--
Data collection14 studies--
Case definition14 studies--
Reliability and validity of study tool10 studies-4 studies
Method of data collection10 studies-4 studies
Prevalence period14 studies--
Numerator and denominator14 studies--
Summary assessment10 studies-4 studies