Evaluating the current methodological practices and issues in existing literature in pooling complex surveys: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pooling data from complex survey designs is increasingly used in the health and medical sciences. However, current methodological practices are not well documented in the literature while performing the pooling strategy. We aimed to review related pooling studies and evaluate the quality of pooling within the framework of specific methodological guidelines, particularly when combining complex surveys such as Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).

Methods

We performed a systematic literature search focusing on studies utilizing the pooling method with DHS and MICS survey data. These studies were selected from those published between 2010 and 2021 and were retrieved from electronic databases (PubMed and Scopus) in accordanc

SUBMITTER: Mayen MSA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562085 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature