Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.

Background: The high burden of pressure ulcers (PUs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), coupled with the limited resources, underscores the need for preventive and context-specific treatment strategies.

Purpose: Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to establish and elucidate PU prevention and treatment interventions tested in SSA.

Methods: This systematic review of the literature used, PRISMA to guide the search.