Mortality among non-severely under nourished children with pneumonia globally: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia remains the commonest cause of ill health and mortality among children worldwide. Severe undernutrition increases the mortality risk among children with pneumonia. While children with pneumonia are at increased risk of developing malnutrition, the impact of pneumonia on mortality and nutritional status of non-severely undernourished children is not well described. The impact of nutritional supplementation on mortality and nutritional status in this population is not well understood. This review will collate available evidence on the all-cause mortality and anthropometric indices outcomes following pneumonia, as well as the impact of nutritional supplementation on mortality and anthropometry among non-severely malnourished children with pneumonia.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Nalwanga D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10891427 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature