Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives As welfare societies, Scandinavian countries share characteristics of equality related to healthcare access, gender, and social services. However, cultural and lifestyle variations create country-specific health differences. This meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d0bbda0ef3614ea4ad9479880df9a969 2023-11-12T04:19:21+01:00 Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis Samira Behboudi-Gandevani Razieh Bidhendi-Yarandi Mohammad Hossein Panahi Abbas Mardani Christina Prinds Mojtaba Vaismoradi Manela Glarcher 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605231203843 https://doaj.org/article/d0bbda0ef3614ea4ad9479880df9a969 EN eng SAGE Publishing https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605231203843 https://doaj.org/toc/1473-2300 1473-2300 doi:10.1177/03000605231203843 https://doaj.org/article/d0bbda0ef3614ea4ad9479880df9a969 Journal of International Medical Research, Vol 51 (2023) Medicine (General) R5-920 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605231203843 2023-10-22T00:41:41Z Objectives As welfare societies, Scandinavian countries share characteristics of equality related to healthcare access, gender, and social services. However, cultural and lifestyle variations create country-specific health differences. This meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and its categories in Scandinavian countries. Methods A systematic search in key databases of literature published between 1990 and 2021 identified studies of the prevalence of PTB and its categories. Following the use of the Freeman–Tukey double arcsine transformation, a meta-analysis of weighted data was performed using the random-effects model and meta-prop method. Results We identified 109 observational studies that involved 86,420,188 live births. The overall pooled prevalence (PP) of PTB was 5.3% (PP = 5.3%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.1%, 5.5%). The highest prevalence was in Norway (PP = 6.2%, 95% CI 5.3%, 7.0%), followed by Sweden (PP = 5.3%, 95% CI 5.1%, 5.4%), Denmark (PP = 5.2%, 95% CI 4.9%, 5.3%), and Iceland (PP = 5.0%, 95% CI 4.4%, 5.7%). Finland had the lowest PTB rate (PP = 4.9%, 95% CI 4.7%, 5.1%). Conclusions The overall PP of PTB was 5.3%, with small variations among countries (4.9%–6.2%). The highest and lowest PPs of PTB were in Norway and Finland, respectively. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Journal of International Medical Research 51 10 |
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Objectives As welfare societies, Scandinavian countries share characteristics of equality related to healthcare access, gender, and social services. However, cultural and lifestyle variations create country-specific health differences. This meta-analysis assessed the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and its categories in Scandinavian countries. Methods A systematic search in key databases of literature published between 1990 and 2021 identified studies of the prevalence of PTB and its categories. Following the use of the Freeman–Tukey double arcsine transformation, a meta-analysis of weighted data was performed using the random-effects model and meta-prop method. Results We identified 109 observational studies that involved 86,420,188 live births. The overall pooled prevalence (PP) of PTB was 5.3% (PP = 5.3%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.1%, 5.5%). The highest prevalence was in Norway (PP = 6.2%, 95% CI 5.3%, 7.0%), followed by Sweden (PP = 5.3%, 95% CI 5.1%, 5.4%), Denmark (PP = 5.2%, 95% CI 4.9%, 5.3%), and Iceland (PP = 5.0%, 95% CI 4.4%, 5.7%). Finland had the lowest PTB rate (PP = 4.9%, 95% CI 4.7%, 5.1%). Conclusions The overall PP of PTB was 5.3%, with small variations among countries (4.9%–6.2%). The highest and lowest PPs of PTB were in Norway and Finland, respectively. |
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Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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