Correction After the publication of this work [1], we became aware that two of the twelve studies included in the review [refs 25 and 30] were erroneously described as not having presented outcomes by randomisation (ie those randomised to screening vs those randomised not to be screened). Instead they were described as having presented outcomes according to those who were randomised and who att...

that the study failed to meet the above mentioned selection criteria. When an article could not be rejected with certainty based on the title or abstract, the full text paper was retrieved for further evaluation. Any ambiguities regarding the application of the selection criteria were resolved the full text paper was retrieved for further evaluation. Any ambiguities regarding the application of...

Study designs and other criteria for inclusion in the review A systematic review of the literature does not appear to have been undertaken. The authors reported the design of two of the primary studies that were used as the main sources of evidence. One was a retrospective cohort of 382 women recruited at 3 hospitals in the region of Mwanza. The other was a prospective cohort of ANC attendees w...

Background The menstrual hygiene education is a process for strengthening skills and empowering women, especially young girls. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the efficacy of menstrual health education on young girls’ knowledge, attitude and practic...

Background For decades, child labor has been an important global issue associated with inadequate educational opportunities, poverty and gender inequality. In order to make effective policies to reduce child labor it is important to understand the specific factors that ...

Introduction: Nursing students require highly specialized competencies to accurately determine patients' states and to predict and cope with problems that may occur during nursing care. This study explores the definition, domains, and levels of nursing students' competency. Methods: This study was a systematic review of nursing students’ competencies in E...

introduction: the prevalence of iran deficiency anemia (ida) in pregnant women is in variable between 40-80% in developing countries. there are some differences among different studies on this disorder. so, this present study is been performed for evaluating the prevalence of ida among pregnant iranians with systematic review and meta analysis method. method: this study is based on received inf...