Prevalence and burden of chronic kidney disease among the general population and high-risk groups in Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

While increasing attention is paid to the rising prevalence of chronic diseases in Africa, there is little focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD). This systematic review assesses CKD burden among the general population and high-risk groups on the entire African continent.

Design, setting and participants

We searched Medline and PubMed databases for articles published between 1 January 1995 and 7 April 2017 by sensitive search strategies focusing on CKD surveys at the community level and high-risk groups. In total, 7918 references were evaluated, of which 7766 articles were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria. Thus, 152 studies were included in the final analysis.

Outcome measurement

The prevalence of CKD in each study group was expresse

SUBMITTER: Abd ElHafeez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780690 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature