Growth monitoring and promotion service utilization and its associated factors among children less than two years in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Growth monitoring and promotion services are strategies to promote child health and reduce child mortality. Even though Ethiopia is attempting different strategies to cope with the low rate of GMP utilization, the problem is still unresolved.

Objective

Determine the pooled proportion of GMP utilization and its contributing factors among children less than two years in Ethiopia.

Method

The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42023472746. The PRISMA-2020 statement guided the conduct of this review. Electronic databases and grey literature were used. Heterogeneity was evaluated using I2. Subgroup analysis was conducted. The random effect model was used to summarize the pooled effect sizes with their respective 95% CI with STATA version 17

SUBMITTER: Simegn MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575828 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature