Clean delivery kit use in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of Clean Delivery Kits (CDKs) promotes healthy birth outcome. Nevertheless, representative data are lacking for low- and middle-income countries. Thus, study aimed at determining the overall estimate of clean delivery kit use among low and middle income countries.

Methods

A comprehensive review of the Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and PubMed databases was part of the current investigation. Microsoft Excel (version 14) was used to extract the data, and STATA statistical software was used for analysis. The presence of publication bias was assessed using DOI Plots in the study. By calculating I² and doing an overall estimation analysis, heterogeneity was evaluated. Furthermore, a subgroup analysis was carried out according to the

SUBMITTER: Gebeyehu NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600650 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature