Treatment options and barriers to case management of neonatal pneumonia in India: a protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

India contributes to the highest neonatal deaths globally. Case management is said to be the cornerstone of pneumonia control. Much of the published evidence focuses on children aged 1 to 59 months. This scoping review, thus, aims to identify the treatment options for and barriers to case management of neonatal pneumonia in India.

Methods and analysis

This protocol is part of a series of three reviews on neonatal pneumonia in India. Studies addressing treatment of or barriers to case management of neonatal pneumonia in Indian context, published in English in peer-reviewed and indexed journals will be eligible for inclusion. Electronic search will be conducted on nine databases. Hand searching and snowballing will be done for published and grey literature. Select

SUBMITTER: Nair NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640122 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature