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| Title |
Epidemiology of neurodegenerative diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, June 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-653 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alain Lekoubou, Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui, Andre P Kengne |
| Abstract |
Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are experiencing rapid transitions with increased life expectancy. As a result the burden of age-related conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases might be increasing. We conducted a systematic review of published studies on common neurodegenerative diseases, and HIV-related neurocognitive impairment in SSA, in order to identify research gaps and inform prevention and control solutions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 288 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 280 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 56 | 19% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 28 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 9% |
| Researcher | 26 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 50 | 17% |
| Unknown | 83 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 74 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 23 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 21 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 14% |
| Unknown | 100 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 42. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 October 2019.
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#836,175
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#889
of 14,833 outputs
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#8,822
of 227,902 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#23
of 309 outputs
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