Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Anemia in the African Region: A Systematic Review
Location
D.P. Culp Center Ballroom
Start Date
4-5-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
4-5-2024 11:30 AM
Poster Number
48
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
Emily Flores
Faculty Sponsor's Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Competition Type
Competitive
Type
Poster Presentation
Presentation Category
Health
Abstract or Artist's Statement
Abstract Title: Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Anemia in the African Region: A systematic review Authors: Kate-Lynn Garst; Mary Sweeney; Emily K. Flores, PharmD, BCPS; James Thigpen, PharmD, BCPS Department of Pharmacy Practice, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Keywords: Anemia, Pediatric, Africa, Treatment Introduction: According to the World Health Organization, the African Region has the largest prevalence of pediatric anemia in the world. This can lead to poor nutrition, delayed development, and stunted growth in the affected population, however, singular, clear guidance does not exist for outpatient management of pediatric anemia in the African Region. We seek to describe current approaches for safe and effective outpatient management of mild to moderate pediatric anemia in the African region. Methods: A systematic review following PRISMA guidance and registered through PROSPERO was conducted. PubMed, CINHAL, WHO African Index Medicus, Web of Science, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched. Search terms of “Anemia,” “Africa,” “Anemia, Iron Deficiency” were utilized with results limited to English language, the African Region (as defined by the WHO), pediatric populations, outpatient setting, mild to moderate anemia, and published after 2000. We excluded articles that were focused on pregnant populations, did not discuss treatment, were not in the African region, and that looked at the inpatient treatment of severe anemia. Findings: The systematic review process is ongoing, however early results and emerging themes will be presented as the research team works to describe an appropriate regimen for outpatient treatment of mild to moderate anemia in the African Region. Results from the systematic review will be utilized to develop an implementable protocol that can be distributed to healthcare providers in the African region for safe and effective care of children with anemia.
Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Anemia in the African Region: A Systematic Review
D.P. Culp Center Ballroom
Abstract Title: Treatment of Mild to Moderate Pediatric Anemia in the African Region: A systematic review Authors: Kate-Lynn Garst; Mary Sweeney; Emily K. Flores, PharmD, BCPS; James Thigpen, PharmD, BCPS Department of Pharmacy Practice, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Keywords: Anemia, Pediatric, Africa, Treatment Introduction: According to the World Health Organization, the African Region has the largest prevalence of pediatric anemia in the world. This can lead to poor nutrition, delayed development, and stunted growth in the affected population, however, singular, clear guidance does not exist for outpatient management of pediatric anemia in the African Region. We seek to describe current approaches for safe and effective outpatient management of mild to moderate pediatric anemia in the African region. Methods: A systematic review following PRISMA guidance and registered through PROSPERO was conducted. PubMed, CINHAL, WHO African Index Medicus, Web of Science, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched. Search terms of “Anemia,” “Africa,” “Anemia, Iron Deficiency” were utilized with results limited to English language, the African Region (as defined by the WHO), pediatric populations, outpatient setting, mild to moderate anemia, and published after 2000. We excluded articles that were focused on pregnant populations, did not discuss treatment, were not in the African region, and that looked at the inpatient treatment of severe anemia. Findings: The systematic review process is ongoing, however early results and emerging themes will be presented as the research team works to describe an appropriate regimen for outpatient treatment of mild to moderate anemia in the African Region. Results from the systematic review will be utilized to develop an implementable protocol that can be distributed to healthcare providers in the African region for safe and effective care of children with anemia.