Place of death, care-seeking and care pathway progression in the final illnesses of children under five years of age in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Half of all under-5 deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Reducing child mortality requires understanding of the modifiable factors that contribute to death. Social autopsies collect information about place of death, care-seeking and care-provision, but this has not been pooled to learn wider lessons. We therefore undertook a systematic review to collect, evaluate, map, and pool all the available evidence for sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Global Health, the Cochrane Library and grey literature for studies relating to under-5 deaths in sub-Saharan Africa with information on place of death and/or care-seeking during a child's final illness. We assessed study quality with a modified Axis tool. We pooled proportions using random effects meta-an

SUBMITTER: Price J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815655 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature