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Publication: Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: Systematic review study protocol
Musa, E. ; Chivese, T. ; Werfalli, M. ; Matjila, M. ; Norris, S.A. ; Levitt, N.
Musa, E.
Chivese, T.
Werfalli, M.
Matjila, M.
Norris, S.A.
Levitt, N.
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Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus globally has increased considerably over the past decades with a resultant increase in the incidence of diabetes-complicated pregnancies. Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy is the most common metabolic complication encountered during pregnancy and is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. This systematic review aims to examine maternal, fetal, neonatal, childhood and long-term maternal outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa.
Methods and analysis: A systematic review of all studies that investigated hyperglycaemia in pregnancy outcomes, carried out in Africa from 1998 to 2019. A comprehensive search of all published articles indexed in PubMed-MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Embase and Web of Science databases will be performed. Studies will be screened for eligibility by title, abstract and full text in duplicate by two independent reviewers. For data where meta-analysis is not possible, narrative analysis will be carried out using themes from data. For data where meta-analysis is possible, random effects meta-analysis will be conducted. This systematic review will be reported according to the Meta-analyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology.
Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval is not required for this study considering this is a systematic review protocol that uses only published data. The findings of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
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2021-02-08
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BMJ
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Diabetes in pregnancy,Maternal medicine,Paediatrics,Hyperglycaemia,Africa,SDG-03 Good health and well-being
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Musa E, Chivese T, Werfalli M, Matjila M, Norris SA, Levitt N. Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: systematic review study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 8;11(2):e040921. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040921.