Pneumonia in Bhutanese children: what we know, and what we need to know.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is the single largest cause of death in under-five children worldwide. We conducted a systematic review to identify the knowledge gaps around childhood pneumonia in Bhutan.

Methods

We searched PubMed, ScienceDirect and Google scholar from conception to 3rd December 2018, World Health Organization, UNICEF, Bhutan's Ministry of Health and other local databases for relevant reports. We included any report describing pneumonia in Bhutanese children with regards to the burden of the disease, aetiology, related risk factors, clinical and prognostic characteristics, surveillance systems and national preventive strategies. Two review authors identified the records. We summarized the findings narratively.

Results

We included 44 records. Although with notab

SUBMITTER: Jullien S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6982390 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature