Occupational Disease Reporting Meta-Analysis Across 29 Countries

A meta-analysis of 127 studies from 29 high-income and upper-middle-income countries assesses the reporting and underreporting of occupational diseases. The dataset includes extracted study characteristics, with incidence rates ranging from 1.71 to 1,387 per 100,000 employees yearly and underreporting rates from 50% to 95%.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of reported incidence rates across different economic country groups.
• Identify sectors like agriculture and health with the highest number of annual cases to prioritize public health interventions.
• Model the relationship between factors like employee job security concerns and the reported underreporting rates.
• Compare occupational disease reporting mechanisms and variations across the 29 included countries.

Strengths

• Includes data extracted from 127 distinct studies.
• Covers 29 countries, providing a multi-national perspective.
• Reports specific incidence rate ranges (1.71 to 1,387 per 100k) and underreporting rates (50% to 95%).

Limitations

• Limited to studies from high-income and upper-middle-income countries, excluding lower-income nations.
• Small data scale at 13.5 KB, indicating extracted summary statistics rather than raw study data.
• Only two studies directly evaluated underreporting rates, limiting analysis on that key factor.

Provenance

Source

Systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA guidelines, sourced from databases like Medline and Scopus.

Collection Method

Records were screened and data extracted using Covidence software, with independent quality assessment by researchers.

Time Range

Studies searched as of September 2024; publication dates of included studies are not specified.

Freshness

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Geography

29 countries, all classified as high-income or upper-middle-income.