Accuracy of non-physician health workers in respiratory rate measurement to identify paediatric pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Year: 2022
Type: review
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of mortality in children aged below five years worldwide [1]. The overall global incidence of pneumonia is 0.22 (IQR = 0.11-0.51) episodes per child-year [2]. Approximately 68 million pneumonia episodes and 650 000 deaths due to pneumonia were estimated to have occurred in 2016 [3]. There is a notable discrepancy between […]
Source: Journal of Global Health
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,200
Award: G7604662020
OpenAlex ID: W4224864016