Resurgence of blackwater fever among children in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Blackwater fever (BWF), a complication of malaria, has in the past been considered as a rare complication of malaria in children living in high transmission settings. More recently, however, a growing number of paediatric clusters of BWF cases have been reported predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The aim of this study is to map evidence on BWF among children in SSA from 1 January 1960 to 31 December 2021.

Methods and analysis

This review will be guided by Arksey and O' Malley's methodological framework for scoping reviews with methodological refinements by Levac et al and will comply with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews' guidelines. Five electronic databases (MEDLINE via PubMed,

SUBMITTER: Paasi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9260813 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature