Fever phobias, perception among caregivers across Nigerian states: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 1 Scores of the included study using the Newcastle scale (n = 10)¹

Ref.	Cohort size	Population (Multi-center, single center)	Knowledge of fever sample size
Kazeem et al[22]	1	0	0.5-1
Uzochukwu et al[23]	1	1	0.5-1
Tagbo et al[24]	1	0	0.5-0
Balafalma et al[25]	1	0	0.5-0
Emilia et al[26]	0.5	0.5	0.5-1
Chukwuocha et al[27]	0.5	0.5	0.5-0
Ebidor et al[28]	1	0.5	0.5-0
Eberechukwu et al[29]	1	0.5	0.5-1
Nkechi et al[30]	0.5	1	0.5-0
Ibrahim et al[31]	1	1	1-1
Total score	8.5	5	5.5-5

¹Using the Newcastle scale: The score is between 5 to 8.5 which suggests medium to high-quality study.