Impact of floods on undernutrition among children under five years of age in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weather and climate-related disasters, including floods, impact undernutrition through multiple pathways, including food security, inadequate child care practices, and water and sanitation. This review aimed to provide systematic evidence of the impact of floods on undernutrition in children under five years of age in Low and Middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL and Scopus for peer-reviewed articles. Popline, WHO Library database (WHOLIS), the International Disaster database (EM-DAT), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), UNICEF and Eldis were searched for grey literature articles. Database searches were first conducted in 2016 and updated in 2020. We included English language articles that reporte

SUBMITTER: Agabiirwe CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9590165 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature