ReviewGlobal health action2026
Missing data practices in DHS-based child health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a methodological review of diarrhea and acute respiratory infection studies.
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Abstract
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data are important for determining risk factors associated with childhood diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA); however, missing data from DHS can bias analyses, and no systematic review has assessed this practice. To address this, peer-reviewed DHS/MICS studies from SSA with childhood diarrhea or ARI as health outcomes were systematically retrieved from OpenAlex, PubMed, AJOL, and Dimensions. Screening and data extraction were conducted independently by two reviewers using a checklist developed from the Joanna Briggs Institute approach for assessing risk of bias. Empirical missingness was analyzed using data from the Nigeria DHS 2018 (
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