Prevalence and risk factors of adverse birth outcomes in the Pacific Island region: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevalence and exposures of adverse birth outcomes is well studied in low-and-middle-income countries but not well-established for the Pacific Island region. Our study mapped the available evidence on low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, and small for gestational age (SGA)'s prevalence and their corresponding risks in the region.

Methods

We followed the five-staged Arksey and O'Malley's framework with clinicians' consultation in the region. Five scholarly databases and non-indexed studies were searched and extracted data were analysed as numerical and thematic summaries mapping the outcomes and exposures.

Findings

We included 20 studies representing 11 Pacific Island countries with the following mean prevalence and associations at 95% confidence interval.

SUBMITTER: Kaforau LSK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8873950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature