Measuring neurodevelopment in iron-deficient children in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of evidence and gaps
Maclean Vokhiwa, Nicola Pitchford, Lauren Cohee, Kamija S. Phiri, Eric Umar · 2026
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Maclean Vokhiwa and co-authors review how brain growth is measured in iron short young children in sub Saharan Africa in a 2026 article. Lack of iron and blood in early life can scar brain growth, and the region carries a heavy share of both. Yet studies use a sprawl of tools and scores, which makes their results hard to line up or trust side by side.
Six databases were swept for studies from 2013 to April 2024 on children under five with iron or blood lack. From 2254 records screened in total, the rules were met by 19 studies drawn from nine lands. Most weighed broad growth or thinking skills, and only three used brain scans of any kind. Tool choice, local tuning, and score rules clashed so widely that a pooled count was ruled out.
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| CREATOR | Maclean Vokhiwa, Nicola Pitchford, Lauren Cohee, Kamija S. Phiri, Eric Umar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 72365 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |