Prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries in intensive care units of the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies

Number	Author	Year	Place	Total sample	Sample with Pressure ulcer	Prevalence (%)	Age average	Ward	Income level	Quality article	Reference
1	Al-Ashhab	2011	Jordan	58	28	48.2	_	ICU	lower-middle income	10	[22]
2	Akbari Sari	2014	Iran	90	24	26.7	_	ICU	Lower middle income	13	[23]
3	Azimian	2016	Iran	82	27	32.9	60.9	cardiac intensive care unit	Lower middle income	14	[24]
4	El-Marsi	2014	Lebanon	145	49	33.7	65.0	medical-surgical intensive care unit	lower-middle income	13	[25]
5	Iranmanesh	2011	Iran	82	11	13.4	41.4	trauma intensive care unit	Lower middle income	11	[26]
6	Qaddumi	2017	Palestine	109	36	33	54.7	ICU	Lower middle income	13	[27]
7	Qaddumi	2018	Palestine	140	42	30	_	ICU	Lower middle income	14	[28]
8	Khoshfetrat	2017	Iran	781	71	9.1	_	ICU	Lower middle income	12	[29]
9	Amirah	2015	Saudi Arabia	431	154	35.7	_	ICU	High income	13	[30]
10	Abkenar	2018	Iran	368	126	34.23	Less than a month	NICU	Lower middle income	11	[31]
11	Fallahi	2021	Iran	240	64	26.7	56.26	ICU	Lower middle income	12	[32]
12	Zarei	2019	Iran	643	57	8.9	52.4	ICU	Lower middle income	13	[33]
13	Shokati Ahmadabad	2016	Iran	70	32	45.7	63.4	Open heart cardiac surgery intensive care unit	Lower middle income	13	[34]
14	Al-Wahsh	2012	Jordan	1562	220	14.1	_	ICU	lower-middle income	10	[35]
15	Tayyib	2016	Saudi Arabia	84	33	39.3	52. 20	ICU	High income	13	[9]

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