Child public health indicators for fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable settings: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Children and young people are disproportionately vulnerable to harm during crises, yet child public health expertise is limited in humanitarian settings and outcomes and impact data are lacking. This review characterises child public health indicators that are routinely collected, required by donors, and recommended for use in fragile, conflict-affected, and vulnerable (FCV) settings. We conducted database and grey literature searches and collected indicators from technical agencies, partnerships, donors, and nongovernmental organisations providing child public health services in FCV settings. Indicators were included if they were child-specific or disaggregated for ≤18 years. Indicators were coded into domains of health status, health service, social determinants, and health behaviours an

SUBMITTER: Kadir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908696 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature