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Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020)

Background/objectives: Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa have prioritized cooperation regarding health, including malnutrition. Anaemia in children, adolescents and women of reproductive age has been on the increase in these countries, placing a huge strain on healthcare systems. This stu...

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Autores principales: Awe, Olushina Olawale, Dogbey, Dennis Makafui, Sewpaul, Ronel, Sekgala, Derrick, Dukhi, Natisha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34071999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115756
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author Awe, Olushina Olawale
Dogbey, Dennis Makafui
Sewpaul, Ronel
Sekgala, Derrick
Dukhi, Natisha
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Sekgala, Derrick
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description Background/objectives: Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa have prioritized cooperation regarding health, including malnutrition. Anaemia in children, adolescents and women of reproductive age has been on the increase in these countries, placing a huge strain on healthcare systems. This study aimed to map the scientific perspective and research publications on anaemia in children and adolescents in the BRICS countries. Methods: Bibliometric analyses were employed to map scientific publications related to anaemia in children and adolescents in BRICS countries using VOSviewer software. Research documents from 1990 to 2020 were imported from PubMed. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse trends in research publications, authorship and keywords over the 30-year period. Findings: BRICS countries accounted for 15% of all publications on the subject within the last three decades. While India had the highest number of publications, China had the author with the highest number of research publications and co-authorship links. Of all article types, India had the highest number of letters, while China and South Africa published the highest number of RCT/clinical trial and review articles, respectively. Conclusion: The review of all scientific studies on anaemia in BRICS nations for the past 30 years revealed gaps in research collaborations on anaemia between authors in BRICS nations. However, collaborative research projects may contribute to building a shared base of evidence, innovations, data and methodologies for a more comprehensive understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities of child and adolescent anaemia. This will aid in the development and evaluation of interventions and policies to alleviate anaemia and nutrient deficiencies.
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spelling pubmed-81988322021-06-14 Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020) Awe, Olushina Olawale Dogbey, Dennis Makafui Sewpaul, Ronel Sekgala, Derrick Dukhi, Natisha Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background/objectives: Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa have prioritized cooperation regarding health, including malnutrition. Anaemia in children, adolescents and women of reproductive age has been on the increase in these countries, placing a huge strain on healthcare systems. This study aimed to map the scientific perspective and research publications on anaemia in children and adolescents in the BRICS countries. Methods: Bibliometric analyses were employed to map scientific publications related to anaemia in children and adolescents in BRICS countries using VOSviewer software. Research documents from 1990 to 2020 were imported from PubMed. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse trends in research publications, authorship and keywords over the 30-year period. Findings: BRICS countries accounted for 15% of all publications on the subject within the last three decades. While India had the highest number of publications, China had the author with the highest number of research publications and co-authorship links. Of all article types, India had the highest number of letters, while China and South Africa published the highest number of RCT/clinical trial and review articles, respectively. Conclusion: The review of all scientific studies on anaemia in BRICS nations for the past 30 years revealed gaps in research collaborations on anaemia between authors in BRICS nations. However, collaborative research projects may contribute to building a shared base of evidence, innovations, data and methodologies for a more comprehensive understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities of child and adolescent anaemia. This will aid in the development and evaluation of interventions and policies to alleviate anaemia and nutrient deficiencies. MDPI 2021-05-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8198832/ /pubmed/34071999 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115756 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Awe, Olushina Olawale
Dogbey, Dennis Makafui
Sewpaul, Ronel
Sekgala, Derrick
Dukhi, Natisha
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title Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020)
title_full Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020)
title_fullStr Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020)
title_full_unstemmed Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020)
title_short Anaemia in Children and Adolescents: A Bibliometric Analysis of BRICS Countries (1990–2020)
title_sort anaemia in children and adolescents: a bibliometric analysis of brics countries (1990–2020)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34071999
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115756
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