Undernutrition and its determinants among Ethiopian adolescent girls: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Ethiopia, undernutrition is the common public health concern, swaying the lives of lots of adolescent girls. Its sequelae are not only limited to them, but rather their upcoming offspring are vulnerable too. Even though some studies have been carried out in different parts of the country, the national pooled prevalence and determinants of undernutrition are not known. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the pooled prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among adolescent girls in Ethiopia.

Methods

Published articles will be retrieved from databases such as Medline and PubMed. Electronic search engines such as Google Scholar and Google will be used. To identify eligible studies, the Joanna Briggs Institute quality appraisal checklists prepared f

SUBMITTER: Takele WW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538088 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature