Prevalence, types and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Sudan: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anemia during pregnancy is a public health problem especially in developing countries and it is associated with maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes. There is no meta-analysis on anemia during pregnancy in Sudan. The current systemic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the prevalence, types and determinant of anemia during pregnancy in Sudan.

Methods

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was followed. The databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and African Journals Online) were searched using; anemia, pregnancy related anemia and Sudan. Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument (JBI-MAStARI) and Modified Newcastle - Ottawa quality assessm

SUBMITTER: Adam I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6225563 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature