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Title: | The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future |
Authors: | Owolabi, Mayowa O Akarolo-Anthony, Sally Akinyemi, Rufus Arnett, Donna Gebregziabher, Mulugeta Jenkins, Carolyn Tiwari, Hemant Arulogun, Oyedunni Sarfo, Fred Stephen Akpalu, Albert...et.al |
Keywords: | Stroke Africa Epidemiology Incidence Mortality Prevalence |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | CVJ AFRICA |
Citation: | CVJ AFRICA , Volume 26, No 2, H3Africa Supplement, March/April 2015 |
Abstract: | Objective: Information on the current burden of stroke in
Africa is limited. The aim of this review was to comprehensively
examine the current and projected burden of stroke in Africa.
Methods: We systematically reviewed the available literature
(PubMed and AJOL) from January 1960 and June 2014
on stroke in Africa. Percentage change in age-adjusted
stroke incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years
(DALYs) for African countries between 1990 and 2010
were calculated from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD)
model-derived figures.
Results: Community-based studies revealed an age-standardised
annual stroke incidence rate of up to 316 per 100 000
population, and age-standardised prevalence rates of up to
981 per 100 000. Model-based estimates showed significant
mean increases in age-standardised stroke incidence. The
peculiar factors responsible for the substantial disparities in
incidence velocity, ischaemic stroke proportion, mean age
and case fatality compared to high-income countries remain
unknown.
Conclusions: While the available study data and evidence are
limited, the burden of stroke in Africa appears to be increasing. |
Description: | An article published by CVJ AFRICA , Volume 26, No 2, H3Africa Supplement, March/April 2015;DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2015-038 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13399 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Health Sciences
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