Randomised controlled trials in Africa of HIV and AIDS: descriptive study and spatial distribution.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify and describe randomised controlled trials on HIV and AIDS conducted in Africa and to map their spatial distribution using exact geographic coordinates.

Design

Construction and analysis of a database of trials conducted wholly or partly in Africa and reported before 2004.

Data sources

CENTRAL, Medline, Embase, and LILACS.

Results

Our comprehensive search yielded 284 distinct records that were potentially eligible for inclusion in the database. Of these, 150 articles reported on 77 eligible trials published or reported from 1987 to 2003. Seven trials were identified exclusively from the CENTRAL database. Trials were conducted in 18 of 48 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. None were conducted in north Africa. Only 19 had a principal investigat

SUBMITTER: Siegfried N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1239977 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature