Estimate of the incidence of bladder cancer in Africa: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the epidemiology of bladder cancer in Africa to guide a targeted public health response and support research initiatives.

Methods

We systematically searched publicly available sources for population-based registry studies reporting the incidence of bladder cancer in Africa between January 1980 and June 2017. Crude incidence rates of bladder cancer were extracted. A Bayesian network meta-analysis model was used to estimate incidence rates.

Results

The search returned 1328 studies. A total of 22 studies carried out across 15 African countries met our pre-defined selection criteria. Heterogeneity across studies was high (I²  = 98.9%, P < 0.001). The pooled incidence of bladder cancer in Africa was 7.0 (95% credible interval 5.8-8.3) per

SUBMITTER: Adeloye D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6409482 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature