Reference

No. examined

Province

Locality

Sex

Urban

Rural

Male

Female

Hasan, et al. [27]

615

Tikrit

11.54

20.87

17.3

11.22

Bazzaz, et al. [14]

780

Samarra

 -

-

46.3

53.6

Al-Taei [16]

2877

Al-Hashimyah

 -

-

56.96

43.03

Husein & Meerhkan [25]

1172

Dohuk

34.09

65.9

63.98

36.02

AL-Khikani, et al. [26]

3176

Babil

 -

-

50.65

49.35

Khaudhair [43]

5258

Hawler

 -

-

4.6

3.4

Kanabe & Drogha [17]

548

Erbil

 -

-

13.68

7.05

Hamad & Ramzy [53]

200

Erbil

34.69

25.49

27.35

33.73

Al-Nawmy, et al. [45]

422

Bashika, Mosul

-

-

60.6

39.33

Salman, et al. [41]

417

Kirkuk

-

-

4.55

5.75

Farhan [15]

1804

Al-Anbar

-

-

19.1

20.7

Hussein, et al. [35]

730

Baghdad

-

-

59.9

56.2

Mero& Hussein [46]

 -

Dohuk

22.9

28.7

29.6

22.1

Al-Hamairy, et al. [36]

389

Babylon

-60.15

-

60.9

58.7

Ali & Mohammed [38]

307

Sulamini

22.64

20.55

20.9

23.8