A systematic review and meta-analysis of dementia prevalence in seven developing countries: a STRiDE project

on behalf of the STRiDE team (2020) A systematic review and meta-analysis of dementia prevalence in seven developing countries: a STRiDE project. Global Public Health, 15 (12). pp. 1878-1893. ISSN 1744-1692

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The STRiDE project sets out to support the development of effective dementia policy in middle-income countries (Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, and South Africa). As part of this it will generate new data about the prevalence of dementia for a subset of these countries. This study aims to identify the current estimates of dementia prevalence in these countries and where the gaps lie in the current literature. A systematic review was completed on 30th April 2019 across electronic databases, identifying dementia prevalence literature originating from any of the seven countries. Four hundred and twenty-nine records were identified following de-duplication; 28 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review. Pooled estimates of dementia prevalence ranged from 2% to 9% based on DSM-IV criteria; these figures were generally higher in studies using other diagnostic criteria (e.g. the 10/66 algorithm). Available prevalence data varied between countries. Only Brazil, Mexico and India had data derived from studies judged as having a low risk of bias. Irrespective of country, studies often were not explicit in detailing the representativeness of their sample, or whether there was non-response bias. Further transparent and externally valid dementia prevalence research is needed across the STRiDE countries.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgph20/current
Additional Information:	© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Divisions:	Personal Social Services Research Unit
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2020 13:48
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2024 00:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105780

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