Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia
# Background Despite significant reductions in maternal and child mortality over the past few decades, a disproportionate number of global deaths occur in low and middle-income country settings, such as Ethiopia. To prioritize research questions that would generate policy recommendations for better...
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| author | Grace J. Chan Jenna Daniel Misrak Getnet Matthew Kennedy Ronke Olowojesiku Bezawit M. Hunegnaw Sarah Unninayar Lisanu Taddesse Delayehu Bekele |
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Despite significant reductions in maternal and child mortality over the past few decades, a disproportionate number of global deaths occur in low and middle-income country settings, such as Ethiopia. To prioritize research questions that would generate policy recommendations for better outcomes, we conducted a scoping review that gathers the current knowledge of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and illustrates remaining gaps in Ethiopia.
# Methods
We conducted a search strategy from 1946-2018 in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the WHO African Index Medicus. The study team of reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full-texts; abstracted data; and reconciled differences in pairs. Descriptive analyses were conducted.
# Results
We identified 7,829 unique articles of which 2,170 were included. Most MNCH publications in Ethiopia (70.0%) were published in the last decade, 2010-2018. Most studies included children aged one to less than 10 years old (30.5%), women of reproductive age (22.0%), and pregnant women (21.9%); fewer studies included newborns (7.0%), infants (6.6%), and postpartum women (2.9%). Research topics included demographics and social determinants of health (43.4%), nutrition (15.3%), and infectious diseases (13.0%). There were limited studies on violence (1.4%), preterm birth (0.8%), antenatal/postpartum depression (0.7%), stillbirths (0.1%), and accidents (0.1%). Most study designs were cross-sectional (53.6%). A few study designs included prospective cohort studies (5.5%) and randomized control trials (2.3%).
# Conclusions
This is the first scoping review to describe the landscape of MNCH research in Ethiopia. Understanding the depth of existing knowledge will support the prioritization and development of future research questions. Additional studies are needed to focus on the neonatal, infant, and postpartum populations as well as preterm and stillbirth outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-773643333ff849ed92f478fddf2264be2025-08-20T03:21:23ZengInishmore Laser Scientific Publishing LtdJournal of Global Health Reports2399-16232021-05-01510.29392/001c.22125Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in EthiopiaGrace J. ChanJenna DanielMisrak GetnetMatthew KennedyRonke OlowojesikuBezawit M. HunegnawSarah UnninayarLisanu TaddesseDelayehu Bekele# Background Despite significant reductions in maternal and child mortality over the past few decades, a disproportionate number of global deaths occur in low and middle-income country settings, such as Ethiopia. To prioritize research questions that would generate policy recommendations for better outcomes, we conducted a scoping review that gathers the current knowledge of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and illustrates remaining gaps in Ethiopia. # Methods We conducted a search strategy from 1946-2018 in PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the WHO African Index Medicus. The study team of reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full-texts; abstracted data; and reconciled differences in pairs. Descriptive analyses were conducted. # Results We identified 7,829 unique articles of which 2,170 were included. Most MNCH publications in Ethiopia (70.0%) were published in the last decade, 2010-2018. Most studies included children aged one to less than 10 years old (30.5%), women of reproductive age (22.0%), and pregnant women (21.9%); fewer studies included newborns (7.0%), infants (6.6%), and postpartum women (2.9%). Research topics included demographics and social determinants of health (43.4%), nutrition (15.3%), and infectious diseases (13.0%). There were limited studies on violence (1.4%), preterm birth (0.8%), antenatal/postpartum depression (0.7%), stillbirths (0.1%), and accidents (0.1%). Most study designs were cross-sectional (53.6%). A few study designs included prospective cohort studies (5.5%) and randomized control trials (2.3%). # Conclusions This is the first scoping review to describe the landscape of MNCH research in Ethiopia. Understanding the depth of existing knowledge will support the prioritization and development of future research questions. Additional studies are needed to focus on the neonatal, infant, and postpartum populations as well as preterm and stillbirth outcomes.https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.22125 |
| spellingShingle | Grace J. Chan Jenna Daniel Misrak Getnet Matthew Kennedy Ronke Olowojesiku Bezawit M. Hunegnaw Sarah Unninayar Lisanu Taddesse Delayehu Bekele Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia Journal of Global Health Reports |
| title | Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Gaps in maternal, newborn, and child health research: a scoping review of 72 years in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | gaps in maternal newborn and child health research a scoping review of 72 years in ethiopia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.29392/001c.22125 |
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