Risk factors of under-five and infant mortality: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ensuring child survival is a critical global challenge, requiring a robust and comprehensive understanding of the risk factors contributing to under-five mortality (U5M). We aimed to synthesise and summarise the current available evidence on risk factors of U5M and infant mortality worldwide to inform global child health programmes.

Methods

We searched six major databases (Embase, Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Global Health) and repositories of systematic reviews, as well as grey literature sources to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses that examined the associations between risk factors of U5M and infant mortality between 1 January 1990 and 4 March 2024. The quality of reviews was assessed using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Rev

SUBMITTER: Kefale B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605776 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature