Burden and determinants of malnutrition among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Malnutrition in pregnancy remains unacceptably high across all regions of Africa though promising progresses have been made globally. Primary studies might not be sufficient to portrait a comprehensive picture of malnutrition during pregnancy and its main risk factors. Therefore, we intended to review the burden of malnutrition, for this specific review implies to protein energy malnutrition, during pregnancy in Africa to present its magnitude and determinant factors. METHODS:We did a systematic review of observational studies published from January 1/2008 to January 31/2018. The CINAHL(EBSCO), MEDLINE (via Ovid), Emcare, PubMed databases and Google scholar were searched. Articles quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and studies with fair to good quality were in

SUBMITTER: Desyibelew HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6730925 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature