Malaria among under-five children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, malaria is among the leading cause of under-five mortality and morbidity. Despite various malaria elimination strategies being implemented in the last decades, malaria remains a major public health concern, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Furthermore, there have been limited and inconclusive studies in Ethiopia to generate information for action towards malaria in under-five children. Additionally, there is a considerable disparity between the results of the existing studies. Therefore, the pooled estimate from this study will provide a more conclusive result to take evidence-based interventional measures against under-five malaria.

Methods

The protocol of this review is registered at PROSPERO with registration number CRD42020157886. A

SUBMITTER: Biset G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9667600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature