Evidence-based guidelines for hypertension and diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Collaboration for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health in sub-Saharan Africa (CEBHA+), a research network, aims to build capacities for evidence-based healthcare. Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are two priority areas of the network, both are major causes of burden of disease in this region. This review aimed to: (1) identify existing evidence-based guidelines for HTN and DM, (2) map their recommendations and (3) assess their quality.

Setting

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Scoping review.

Methods

Systematic searches for evidence-based guidelines, developed with systematic review of evidence and certainty of evidence assessment, were undertaken in electronic databases and grey literature, and ministries of health of all countries i

SUBMITTER: Nagavci B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791379 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature