Effect of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular risk factors in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Limited information is available of effects of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC).

Objective

A systematic review of studies evaluating these effects was performed with rural and/or urban control groups.

Study selection

Two teams of investigators searched observational studies in Medline, Web of Science and Scopus until May 2011. Studies evaluating international migration were excluded.

Data extraction

Three investigators extracted the information stratified by gender. Information on 17 known CV risk factors was obtained.

Results

Eighteen studies (n=58,536) were included. Studies were highly heterogeneous with respect to study design, migrant sampling frame, migra

SUBMITTER: Hernandez AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3272377 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature