Mortality among children aged 28 days-17 years with pneumonia who are not severely undernourished and the effect of macronutrient supplementation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pneumonia is associated with four times higher odds of death among children with severe undernutrition. However, there is an equipoise for the mortality of children without severe undernutrition and the impact of macronutrient interventions. We collated evidence on mortality, anthropometric outcomes and the effect of macronutrient interventions in the management of non-severely undernourished children (28 days-17 years) with pneumonia globally.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis using a priori criteria developed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline.

Data sources

PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, Cochrane Central and bibliographies were searched between January 2000 a

SUBMITTER: Nalwanga D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035460 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature