Application of decision analytic modelling to cardiovascular disease prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review sought to examine the application of decision analytic models (DAMs) to evaluate cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that has experienced an increasing CVD burden in the last two decades.

Methods

We searched seven databases and identified model-based economic evaluations of interventions targeting CVD prevention among adult populations in SSA. All articles were screened by two reviewers, data was extracted, and narrative synthesis was performed. Quality assessment was performed using the Philips checklist.

Results

The review included 27 articles from eight SSA countries. The majority of the studies evaluated interventions for primary CVD prevention, with primordial prevention int

SUBMITTER: Oguta JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11847006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature