The Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on the Child Death Related to HIV/AIDS Infection: Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Background: A quarter of the world's population suffers from iron deficiency anemia with various causes. Anemia has an impact on a child's quality of life, even if it is of mild or moderate severity. This study aims to analyze the effect of hemoglobin levels on the mortality of children infected with HIV/AIDS using a meta-analysis. Subjects and Method: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis. Article searches were conducted using electronic databases, namely Google Scholar and PubMed. Article submission time is 1 month. Article search is done by several methods, namely boolean operators, handsearching, and keywords and MesH. The articles included in this study are articles that have a cohort study design. The systematics of article collection was carried out using the PRISMA-P flow chart. All articles were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.3.