According to the Cochrane Handbook (2021), Clarck (2001), and Brazil’s Ministry of Health (2021, 2012), conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses requires searching specialized databases that cover relevant scientific and technical production for your review. Consider the following databases:

• LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature): To obtain literature with scientific evidence contextualized for Latin America and the Caribbean;
• National and thematic databases from the region such as: BINACIS (Argentina), COL-NAL (Colombia), BDENF (Nursing), and others;
• African Index Medicus: To access scientific production related to Africa;
• PubMed and Embase: For comprehensive coverage of studies and publications globally.

Ensure that you include regional databases to guarantee that the reviewed literature is representative and relevant to the geographic context of your research.

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