Reporting in the abstracts presented at the 5th AfriNEAD (African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability) Conference in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The abstracts of a conference are important for informing the participants about the results that are communicated. However, there is poor reporting in conference abstracts in disability research. This paper aims to assess the reporting in the abstracts presented at the 5th African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) Conference in Ghana.

Methods

This descriptive study extracted information from the abstracts presented at the 5th AfriNEAD Conference. Three reviewers independently reviewed all the included abstracts using a predefined data extraction form. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the extracted information, using Stata version 15.

Results

Of the 76 abstracts assessed, 54 met the inclusion criteria, while 22 were exclud

SUBMITTER: Badu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6335780 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature