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Prevalence of perinatal asphyxia in East and Central Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Predictors of birth asphyxia in Ethiopia: an updated systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of perinatal asphyxia in newborns in Colombia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Incidence and outcomes of intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of gestational age, low birth weight and parity on birth asphyxia among neonates in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis: 2021.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors associated with birth asphyxia among neonates delivered in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with birth asphyxia at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a case-control study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effect of Birth Asphyxia on Neonatal Heart: A Two-dimensional Echocardiography-based Study at a Tertiary Care Center.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association · 2026Article
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- Prevalence and risk of adverse intrapartum-related outcomes in Uganda: a cross-sectional study with nested case-control.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Heart Rate Variability as a Predictor of Region-Specific Brain Injury in Neonates with Perinatal Asphyxia: A Prospective Study in a Middle-Income Country.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Birth asphyxia outcomes and associated factors among newborns admitted to a tertiary hospital in Eastern Uganda: A prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prevalence of perinatal asphyxia and its associated factors among live birth in Khartoum, Sudan: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality Among Asphyxiated Neonates Admitted to Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of Birth Asphyxia Among Newborns at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Central Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study.BioMed research international · 2025Article
- Echocardiographic evaluation of myocardial dysfunction in term neonates with perinatal asphyxia.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- A survey on the diagnosis and management of neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in sub-saharan Africa.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Neonatal birth asphyxia and associated factors among newborns delivered and admitted to NICU in selected public hospitals, under Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, A cross-sectional study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Incidence and predictors of acute kidney injury among asphyxiated neonates in comprehensive specialized hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2023.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Feasibility Analysis of ECG-Based pH Estimation for Asphyxia Detection in Neonates.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundBirth asphyxia leads to about 4 million neonatal deaths every year around the globe. But, the pooled prevalence of asphyxia was not yet collated in East and Central African countries. Hence, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of perinatal asphyxia in Central and East Africa.
methodsPubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Africa Index Medicus, Africa Journal Online, Excerpta Medica Database, and Cochrane Library databases were searched. All necessary data were extracted using a standardized data extraction format. Data were analyzed using STATA 14 statistical software. A heterogeneity of studies was assessed using the I
resultsThirteen full-text studies were included in the present meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of perinatal asphyxia in this study was 15.9% (95%CI: 10.8, 21.0% [I
conclusionThe pooled prevalence of perinatal asphyxia was high in the current study. It had also substantial variation across the regions and measuring tools. Therefore, there is a call to reduce the high burden of this problem in the region.
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