An estimate of the incidence and prevalence of stroke in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke is increasingly becoming a challenging public health issue in Africa, and the non-availability of data has limited research output and consequently the response to this burden. This study aimed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of stroke in Africa in 2009 towards improved policy response and management of the disease in the region.

Methods

A systematic search of Medline, EMBASE and Global Health for original population-based or hospital-based studies on stroke was conducted. A random effect meta-analysis was conducted on crude stroke incidence and prevalence rates, and a meta-regression-like epidemiological model was applied on all data points. The fitted curve generated from the model was used to estimate incident cases of stroke and number of strok

SUBMITTER: Adeloye D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4072632 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature