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The most vulnerable time for infant survival is the neonatal stage, corresponding to almost 50% of deaths occurring at &amp;lt;5\u00a0y of age. No study indicates the overall pooled prevalence of NNM in Africa. Thus this review aimed to estimate the overall pooled prevalence of NNMs in Africa.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Articles were retrieved through a comprehensive search strategy using PubMed\/MEDLINE, Embase, Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative, Cochrane Library and Google Search. Data extraction was done independently by all authors. Forest plots and tables were used to represent the original data. The statistical heterogeneity was evaluated using I2 statistics. There was heterogeneity between the included articles. Therefore the authors used a meta-analysis of random effects to estimate the aggregate pooled prevalence of NNM in Africa. Funnel plot and Egger regression test methods were used to assess possible publication bias. R software version 3.5.3 and R studio version 1.2.5003 were used to analyse the data. The guideline of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was used to publish this article. The review was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (registration ID: CRD42021290223).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Through an exhaustive search, we found 835 articles. However, we considered only eight full-text articles to be included in this meta-analysis. The analysis of included studies showed that the overall pooled prevalence of NNM in Africa was 30% (95% confidence interval [CI] 16 to 44). The subgroup analysis by study year showed that the prevalence of NNM from 2012\u20132015 and 2018\u20132019 was 36% (95% CI 23 to 49) and 20% (95% CI 1 to 39), respectively.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This finding suggests that the pooled prevalence of NNM is high in Africa as compared with other studies. Therefore the government and other stakeholders working on maternal and child health should assist in the design of interventions and strategies for improving the quality of neonatal care.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/inthealth\/ihad034","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,11]],"date-time":"2023-05-11T04:07:47Z","timestamp":1683778067000},"page":"480-489","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Prevalence of neonatal near miss in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Teklehaimanot Gereziher","family":"Haile","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"S , Tigray , Ethiopia"},{"name":"chool of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Axum University , Tigray , Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dawit","family":"Gebregziabher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maternity and Reproductive Nursing, 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