Undernutrition among children living in refugee camps: a systematic review of prevalence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This review aimed to provide an overview of the prevalence of undernutrition in children under 5 years old in refugee camps according to the different indicators. In addition, we aimed to evaluate the quality and quantity of relevant epidemiological data available.

Design

We used a systematic review of prevalence study design to achieve the above aims. We sought eligible observational studies through database searching of OVID Medline, CAB Global Health, Scopus and PubMed; citation chasing; and grey literature searching.

Setting

The setting of interest was refugee camps across the globe.

Participants

Participants in the studies included in the review were children under 5 years old.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Outcome measures of in

SUBMITTER: Skinner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277121 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature