Portable digital devices for paediatric height and length measurement: A scoping review and target product profile matching analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine anthropometry of children, including length/height measurement, is an essential component of paediatric clinical assessments. UNICEF has called for the accelerated development of novel, digital height/length measurement devices to improve child nutrition and growth surveillance programs. This scoping review aimed to identify all digital, portable height/length measurement devices in the literature or otherwise available internationally. We also assessed identified devices against the UNICEF Target Product Profile (TPP) to identify those of highest potential for clinical and public health use.

Method

We searched four databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL and Global Health) and the grey literature between 1st January 1992 and 2nd February 2023. We looked for st

SUBMITTER: Soller T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10370750 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature