Folic acid supplementation during preconception period in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mekunib@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-6435

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• Elsa Awoke Fentie,

  Roles Methodology, Software

  Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Muluken Chanie Agimas,

  Roles Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Lemlem Daniel Baffa,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Ever Siyoum Shewarega,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia

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• Aysheshim Kassahun Belew,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Esmael Ali Muhammad,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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• Berhanu Mengistu

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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