The outcome of COVID-19 among the geriatric age group in African countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the outbreak of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared as a pandemic and public health emergency that infected more than 5 million people worldwide at the time of writing this protocol. Strong evidence for the outcome of COVID-19 among the geriatric age group has not been published in Africa. Therefore, this protocol will be served as a guideline to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the outcome of COVID-19 among the geriatric age group in Africa.

Methods

Published and unpublished studies on the outcome of COVID-19 among the geriatric age group in Africa and written in any language will be included. Databases (PubMed / MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Google, EMBASE, Web of Science, Microsof

SUBMITTER: Tadesse DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541940 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature