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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies in the meta-analysis for elective surgical case cancellation

From: Root causes of elective surgical case cancellation in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author/Year

Study year

Region

Study design

Sample size

Prevalence

Study population

Ayele AS et al./2019 [25]

February 1 to March 1, 2016

Addis Ababa

Cross-sectional

369

33.9

All elective surgical patients

Desta M et al./2018 [33]

March 1 to 30, 2018

SNNPR

Cross-sectional

462

31.6

All elective surgical patients

Haile M and Desalegn N/2015 [32]

February 1 to June 30, 2014

Oromia

Cross-sectional

1438

23

All elective surgical patients

Bekele M et al./2020 [24]

March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019

Addis Ababa

Cross-sectional

2548

8.9

All elective surgical patients

Gebresellassie HW and Tamerat G/2019 [31]

June 1, 2016 to May 30, 2017

Addis Ababa

Cross-sectional

774

10.7

All elective surgical patients