Impact of health system strengthening interventions on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strengthening healthcare systems is a practical approach to enhance healthcare delivery and services. Although there has been a rise in the number of health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is limited evidence on the causal effect of these activities on child survival. Furthermore, the findings reported so far have been varied, and how they relate to each other remains unclear. This systematic review study aims to assess all available evidence to understand the impact of HSS activities on child survival in SSA.

Methods

We developed a search strategy to retrieve all relevant studies from electronic databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and African Journals Online. We will use a combination of search terms such

SUBMITTER: Agula C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature