Epidemiology and diagnosis of gout in sub-saharan Africa: a scoping review.

Ayouba Tinni IsmaelKabore FulgenceBayala Yannick Laurent TchenadoyoYameogo Wendyam NadègeZabsonre/Tiendrebeogo Wendlassida Stéphanie JoelleOuedraogo AboubakarZongo Yamyelle EnselmeTraore AwaBonkoungou MarcellinOuedraogo Dieu-Donné

Published in: BMC rheumatology (2024)

This review revealed that all the studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa were intrahospital studies, and the majority were retrospective. Consequently, there is a clear need for population-based studies.

Keyphrases

case control
risk factors