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ReviewJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2020

A systematic analysis on prevalence and sub-regional distribution of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among adults in African countries.

Getenet Dessie, Henok Mulugeta, Desalegne Amare, Ayenew Negesse, Fasil Wagnew, Temsgen Getaneh, Akililu Endalamew, Yibeltal Wubale Adamu, Gizachew Tadesse, Aster Workineh and 1 more

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Review in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Getenet DessieDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahr Dar University, Bahr Dar, Ethiopia.
Henok MulugetaDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Desalegne AmareDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahr Dar University, Bahr Dar, Ethiopia.
Ayenew NegesseDepartment of Human Nutrition and Food Science, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Fasil WagnewDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Temsgen GetanehDepartment of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Akililu EndalamewDepartment of Nursing, School of Health Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahr Dar University, Bahr Dar, Ethiopia.
Yibeltal Wubale AdamuDepartment of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahr Dar University, Bahr Dar, Ethiopia.
Gizachew TadesseDepartment of Biostatics and Epidemiology, School of public health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahr Dar University, Bahr Dar, Ethiopia.
Aster WorkinehSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA.
Sarah LebuSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA USA.
Bahir Dar University · ETDebre Markos University · ETBerkeley Public Health Division · USUniversity of California, Berkeley · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the high prevalence of diabetes in Africa, the extent of undiagnosed diabetes in the region is still poorly understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to determine the pooled prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among adults in Africa.

methodsWe conducted a systematic desk review and electronic web-based search of PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and the World Health Organization's Hinari portal (which includes the SCOPUS, African Index Medicus, and African Journals Online databases), identifying peer-reviewed research studies on the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among adult individuals using pre-defined quality and inclusion criteria. We ran our search from June 1, 2018 to Jun 14, 2020. We extracted relevant data and presented descriptive summaries of the studies in tabular form. The I

resultsOur search identified 1442 studies amongst which 23 articles were eligible for inclusion in the final meta-analysis. The average pooled prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among adults was 3.85 (95% CI: 3.10-4.60). The pooled prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus based on geographic location was 4.43 (95% CI: 3.12-5.74) in Eastern Africa; 4.72 (95% CI: 2.64-6.80) in Western Africa; 4.27 (95% CI: 1.77-6.76) in Northern Africa and 1.46 (95%CI: 0.57-2.34) in southern Africa respectively.

conclusionOur findings indicate a high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in Africa and suggest that it may be more prevalent in Western Africa than the rest of the regions. Given the high levels of undiagnosed diabetes in the Africa region, more attention should be paid to incorporating diabetes screening and treatment services into existing diabetes related programs to reduce the prevalence of undiagnosed cases.

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AfricaDiabetes mellitusMeta-analysisUndiagnosed

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