Prevalence of neonatal hypothermia and its associated factors in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal hypothermia is a global health problem and a major factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality, especially in low and middle-income countries. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia and its associated factors in Eastern Africa.

Methods

We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to search electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar; date of last search: 15 October 2019) for studies reporting the prevalence and associated factors of neonatal hypothermia. The data was extracted in the excel sheet considering prevalence, and categories of associated factors reported. A weighted inverse variance random-effects model w

SUBMITTER: Beletew B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7118870 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature