Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease that causes restricted airflow and breathing problems. Globally, COPD is the third leading cause of death and low- and middle-income countries account for the majority of these deaths. There is limited information on COPD's prevalence in East Africa. Thus the purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to estimate the pooled prevalence of COPD in East Africa.A computerized systematic search using multiple databases was performed in search of relevant English articles from the inception of the databases to August 2023. All the authors independently extracted the data. R and RStudio software were used for statistical analysis. Forest plots and tables were used to represent the data. The statistical heterogeneity

SUBMITTER: Mebrahtom G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375591 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature