Burden of active tuberculosis among patients with diabetes mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Autor:	Kassie GA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Adella GA; School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Woldegeorgis BZ; School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Alemu A; School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Gebrekidan AY; School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Haile KE; School of Nursing, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Efa AG; School of Medicine, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia., Azeze GA; School of Midwifery, College of Health Science and Medicine, Hawassa University, Ethiopia., Asgedom YS; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2024 Nov 05; Vol. 10 (21), pp. e40140. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 05 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40140
Abstrakt:	Background: The simultaneous occurrence of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis presents a significant health challenge, complicating diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Despite this, tuberculosis screening is not routinely conducted for diabetes patients, and limited information exists regarding tuberculosis prevalence among diabetics in Africa. Thus, this study aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of tuberculosis among diabetes mellitus patients in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and African Journal online library databases to identify studies reporting tuberculosis burden among diabetes patients in Sub-Saharan Africa. Data extraction was performed using an Excel spreadsheet, with analysis carried out in Stata version 14. The pooled prevalence was estimated using a Der-Simonian-Laird random-effects model. Heterogeneity among studies was assessed using I-squared test statistics, and subgroup analyses were conducted to identify heterogeneity sources. Risk of bias assessment and sensitivity analysis were also performed. Results: The systematic review and meta-analysis included twelve studies with 13,002 participants. The combined prevalence of tuberculosis among diabetes patients in Sub-Saharan Africa was 4.11 % (95 % confidence interval: 2.97-5.25); I2 = 89.4 %). Subgroup analysis revealed a pooled tuberculosis prevalence of 4.6 % among diabetes patients in East Africa and 2.36 % in Southwestern African countries. Conclusions: This research indicates an elevated prevalence of tuberculosis among diabetes patients in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings highlight the urgent need for tuberculosis screening in diabetes patients and the implementation of effective prevention strategies to address the dual burden of comorbid tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2024 The Authors.)
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