Author | Period of study | Setting/Country | Population/Sample | Methodology | Outcome-Prevalence |
Ekwempu CC | 1978 | Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Nigeria | 329 Africans | Retrospective | 27/329 = 8.2% of histological confirmed specimen after laparotomy |
Osefo NJ | 1989 | Enugu, University Hospital, Nigeria | 1385 Africans | Retrospective | 65/5995 = 4.3% of histological confirmed specimen after laparotomy |
Somigliana | 2012 | Uganda | 351 Africans | Prospective | 1/351 = 0.003% Based on medical history and clinical findings |
Fawole. A. O | 2015 | Ibadan Hospital, Nigeria. | 239 Africans | Prospective | 115/239 = 48.1% Laparoscopy visual evidence of endometriosis without histology confirmation |