Assessing the effect of mHealth on child feeding practice in African countries: systematic and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Poor child feeding practice is a public health problem in Africa. Mobile health (mHealth) is a supportive intervention to improve this problem; however, the evidence available in the current literature is inconsistent and inconclusive in Africa. Some studies state that exclusive breastfeeding is not different between controls and mHealth interventions in the first month. Other studies state that health providers need additional training for the success of mHealth interventions.

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to provide the summarized effect of mHealth on child-feeding practices in Africa to improve future planning and decisions.

Method

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis based on the published and unpublished eviden

SUBMITTER: Gilano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704613 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature