Healthcare providers' practice and knowledge towards oxygen therapy in East African countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

oxygen therapy is a medical treatment provided for all patients who need critical care. To provide effective oxygen therapy, healthcare providers should have good knowledge and practice towards oxygen therapy. There are several separate studies done in East African countries, however there no data on the overall level of healthcare providers practice and knowledge on oxygen therapy. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis was aimed to determine the general level of healthcare providers practice, knowledge, and related factors in East African countries.

Methods and material

In order to find articles on oxygen therapy, we searched databases such as PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, CLINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane library, repositories from East African count

SUBMITTER: Geta Hardido T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12763995 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature