Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Employment Status of Mothers and Acute Malnutrition Among Under Five Children in Ethiopia
1. Abstract
The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the association between Employment status of mothers and acute malnutrition among under five children in Ethiopia. Using data from 11 studies in Ethiopia we performed a meta-analysis with a specific focus on acute malnutrition among under five children. We applied a random effects analytic model and calculated a pooled odds ratio. Electronic databases were searched on reference manager software and quality assessment of the included studies was performed. Using assessment of risk of bias tool. The funnel plot shows that there is no publication bias as Egger Regression p value is 0.882 and Begg & Mazumdar p value is 0.815.