scholarly journals Temporal Trends and Correlates of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Physical Fitness among School-Aged Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3327-3359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Muthuri ◽  
Lucy-Joy Wachira ◽  
Allana Leblanc ◽  
Claire Francis ◽  
Margaret Sampson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Evidence of an Overweight/Obesity Transition among School-Aged Children and Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e92846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella K. Muthuri ◽  
Claire E. Francis ◽  
Lucy-Joy M. Wachira ◽  
Allana G. LeBlanc ◽  
Margaret Sampson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Trends in Physical Fitness Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Masanovic ◽  
Jovan Gardasevic ◽  
Adilson Marques ◽  
Miguel Peralta ◽  
Yolanda Demetriou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Chinese Studies ◽  
Motor Tests ◽  
Meta Analyses

Introduction and Objective: This systematic review aimed to analyse the international evolution of fitness with its distributional changes in the performance on tests of physical fitness among school-aged children and adolescents.Methods: In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, the search was undertaken in four international databases (ERIC, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) to identify the studies reporting temporal trends in the physical fitness among school-aged children and adolescents.Results: A total of 485 potential articles were identified, of which 19 articles were relevant for the qualitative synthesis; 1,746,023 children and adolescents from 14 countries (China, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, New Zealand, Denmark, Spain, Norway, Mozambique, Poland, USA, Lithuania, Portugal, Canada), for the period between 1969 and 2017 were included. The subjects were tested using 45 motor tests from eight battery tests. The quality of the study in eight articles was rated as strong, while in 11 articles it was rated as moderate.Discussion: The vast majority of studies show a constant decline in strength and endurance. Three Chinese studies show an increase in strength from 1985 to 1995 and then a decline until 2014. For endurance, similar patterns were found in the two most comprehensive Chinese studies. The decline in flexibility is also evident in European countries. For agility, speed, balance, and coordination, the trend differs among populations.

scholarly journals Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e1499-e1511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M Cohee ◽  
Charles Opondo ◽  
Siân E Clarke ◽  
Katherine E Halliday ◽  
Jorge Cano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Malaria Treatment ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Meta Analyses

scholarly journals A systematic review and meta-analysis quantifying schistosomiasis infection burden in pre-school aged children (PreSAC) in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000–2020

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0244695
Author(s):  
Chester Kalinda ◽  
Tafadzwa Mindu ◽  
Moses John Chimbari
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Publication Bias ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Infection Prevalence ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Preschool Aged Children

Introduction Following the adoption of the World Health Assembly Resolution WHA 65.21 and Neglected Tropical Diseases road map 2021–2030, schistosomiasis control programmes have shifted from morbidity control to disease elimination. However, several gaps continue to be observed in the implementation of control programmes with certain age groups omitted from these campaigns increasing health inequalities and risks of reinfections to previously treated groups. We used the Inverse Variance Heterogeneity (IVhet) model to estimate the prevalence of schistosomiasis infection among preschool-aged children. Methods We did a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature on schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa for the period January 1, 2000 to November 30, 2020. Quantitative data for cases of schistosomiasis infection were extracted, including country and region where the studies were done, year of publication and specific schistosome species observed. The IVhet model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence estimate (PPE), the heterogeneity and publication bias. Results We screened 2601 articles to obtain 47 eligible studies containing quantitative data on preschool-aged children. Of the selected studies, 44.7% (n = 22) were from East Africa while the least number of studies obtained (2.1%, n = 1) was from Central Africa. 21712 subjects were screened for infection due to Schistosoma spp; 13924 for S. mansoni and 7788 for S. haematobium. The PPE for schistosomiasis among PreSAC was 19% (95% CI: 11–28). Infection due to S. mansoni (IVhet PPE: 22% (95% CI: 9–36) was higher than that due to S. haematobium (15%; 95% CI: 6–25). A Luis Furuya–Kanamori index of 1.83 indicated a lack of publication bias. High level of heterogeneity was observed (I2 > 90%) and this could not be reduced through subgroup analysis. Conclusion Schistosomiasis infection among pre-school aged children 6 years old and below is high. This indicates the importance of including this age group in treatment programmes to reduce infection prevalence and long-term morbidities associated with prolonged schistosome infection.

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