Mapping evidence on malnutrition screening tools for children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), malnutrition remains a major public health challenge, particularly among children under 5 years of age. Despite nutritional screening tools being developed and available to detect early malnutrition in under five-year-old children, malnutrition continues to be a health concern. However, the level of evidence on nutritional screening tools for predicting early malnutrition at the community level in a high disease burden setting is unclear. The objective of this scoping review is to systematically map the evidence on malnutrition screening tools for children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to identify knowledge gaps.

Methods

The proposed study will be guided by an improved Arksey and O'Malley's framework, Levac et al. 2010

SUBMITTER: Maphosa TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061476 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature