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Table 3.
Study setting region, Level 1 and 2 studies by region and countries that have published Level 1 and 2 studies.
| Variables | Study characteristics (n = 958) |
|---|---|
| Study setting region | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (n [%]) | 312 [32.6%] |
| Level 1 or 2 studies (n [%]) | 30 [30.9%] |
| Number of Level 1 or 2 orthopaedic studies published by country since 2004 | Nigeria (14), Malawi (5), Sudan (3), Cameroon (2), Kenya (2) Ethiopia (1), Sierra Leone (1), Tanzania (1), Uganda (1) |
| East Asia and Pacific (n [%]) | 53 [5.5%] |
| Level 1 or 2 studies (n [%]) | 5 [5.2%] |
| Number of Level 1 or 2 orthopaedic studies published by country since 2004 | Cambodia (1), Mongolia (1), Myanmar (1), Philippines (1), Vietnam (1) |
| Europe and Central Asia (n [%]) | 17 [1.8%] |
| Level 1 or 2 studies (n [%]) | 0 [0%] |
| Latin America and Caribbean (n [%]) | 30 [3.1%] |
| Level 1 or 2 studies (n [%]) | 4 [4.1%] |
| Number of Level 1 or 2 orthopaedic studies published by country since 2004 | Haiti (2), Guatemala (1), Guyana (1) |
| Middle East and North Africa (n [%]) | 82 [8.6%] |
| Level 1 or 2 studies (n [%]) | 3 [3.1] |
| Number of Level 1 or 2 orthopaedic studies published by country since 2004 | Egypt (3) |
| South Asia (n [%]) | 464 [48.4%] |
| Level 1 or 2 studies (n [%]) | 55 [56.7%] |
| Number of Level 1 or 2 orthopaedic studies published by country since 2004 | Pakistan (25), India (19), Nepal (9), Bangladesh (2), Afghanistan (1) |
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