Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Gestational Diabetes in Africa

241 studies from 33 African countries were systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed to estimate a pooled GDM prevalence of 12.62% (95% CI: 10.23%–15.21%). The study, authored by Benjamin Aye Simon and published on figshare in 2026, integrates bibliometric analysis to characterize research trends and outcomes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional prevalence and risk factors for gestational diabetes based on the meta-analysis of 44 prevalence studies.
• Mapping research collaboration networks and thematic focus areas in African GDM research based on the bibliometric analysis.
• Comparing diagnostic practices and management strategies for GDM across different African settings as described in the systematic review.

Strengths

• Integrates findings from 241 studies across 33 countries, providing a broad evidence base.
• Reports a specific pooled prevalence estimate (12.62%) with confidence and prediction intervals.
• Assesses study quality over time with a reported Spearman’s ρ of 0.307.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data is contained in a 7.2 MB DOCX file, which may require parsing to extract structured information.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review, meta-analysis, and bibliometric analysis of publications retrieved from major scholarly databases.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 04:16:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Africa