Impacts of microcephaly on maternal and child lives: systematic review and Meta-analysis

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
11
Article ID: 
21619
4 pages
Research Article

Impacts of microcephaly on maternal and child lives: systematic review and Meta-analysis

Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira, Willma José de Santana, Natália dos Santos Almeida, José Rafael Eduardo Campos, Anderson Marcos Vieira do Nascimento, Jessika Brenda Rafael Campos, Aretha Feitosa de Araujo, Uilna Natércia Soares Feitosa Pedro, Danilo Ferreira de Sousa, João Vitor Cândido Pimentel, José Marcondes Macedo Landim and Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

Abstract: 

The aim of the study is to identify the psychosocial and financial impacts of microcephaly on maternal and child lives. This study is a systematic review followed by meta-analysis covering the databases from the Virtual Health Library: SCIELO and LILACS. Articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish within a publication period of the last 5 years were taken as references, using the descriptors in DeCS: Microcephaly, mother and quality of life,in addition to the use of the Boolean operator AND.The analysis has a final effect of 0.39 considering a CI from 0.36 to 0.41, which represents a large effect on the impacts of microcephaly on quality of life.Therefore, it is crucial to understand the impacts that the pathology generates, so that more public policies are implemented aimed at improving not only the quality of life of the patients, but also of the family and society. Thus, ensuring a better health care guideline.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.21619.04.2021
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