Table 4 Sensitivity analysis of the included studies to estimate the pooled prevalence of breast self-examination practice among women in Africa
From: Breast self-examination practice among women in Africa: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
S. No | Study Omitted | Reason for omission | Pooled prevalence of BSE practice (95% CI) | I2 values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ogunbode A M, 2015 | High risk of bias | 43.67(36.24–51.2) | 99.10 |
2. | Kayode F.O. et al., 2005 | High risk of bias | 43.84 (36.35–51.46) | 99.11 |
3. | Bayumi E et al., 2016 | High risk of bias | 44.11(36.63–51.73) | 99.12 |
4. | Idris SA et al., 2013 | High risk of bias | 43.63(36.20–51.21) | 99.11 |
5. | Onwere et al., 2009 | Small sample size (100) | 43.37(35.98–50.92 | 99.11 |
6. | Joel Olayiwola Faronbi et, 2012 | Small sample size (100) | 43.28(35.90–50.82) | 99.11 |
7. | Makanjuola, OJ et al., 2013 | Small sample size (100) | 44.36(36.90–51.94) | 99.12 |