The epidemiology of stroke in Africa: A systematic review of existing methods and new approaches
| Autor: | Issa Kehinde, Anbesaw W. Selassie, Daniel T. Lackland, Paul Olowoyo, Odunayo Akinyemi, Onoja Akpa, Rufus Akinyemi, Carolyn Jenkins, Raelle Tagge, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Mayowa O. Owolabi, Femi Popoola, Ezinne Uvere, Oyedunni Arulogun, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mulugeta Gebregziabher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Effective interventions Cost of Illness Risk Factors Epidemiology Internal Medicine medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Stroke business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Gold standard medicine.disease Africa Hypertension Epidemiological surveillance Quality of Life Medical emergency Quality-Adjusted Life Years Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Stroke incidence business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 20(1) |
| ISSN: | 1751-7176 |
| Popis: | Accurate epidemiological surveillance of the burden of stroke is direly needed to facilitate the development and evaluation of effective interventions in Africa. We therefore conducted a systematic review of the methodology of stroke epidemiological studies conducted in Africa from 1970 to 2017 using gold standard criteria obtained from landmark epidemiological publications. Of 1330 articles extracted, only 50 articles were eligible for review grouped under incidence, prevalence, case-fatality, health related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability adjusted life years (DALY) studies. Due to various challenges, no study fulfilled the criteria for an excellent stroke incidence study. The relatively few stroke epidemiology studies in Africa have significant methodological flaws. Innovative approaches leveraging available information and communication technology infrastructure are recommended to facilitate rigorous epidemiological studies for accurate stroke surveillance in Africa. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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