ReviewMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2019
Role of genomics literacy in reducing the burden of common genetic diseases in Africa.
Review in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Harnessing the power of virtual reality technology to enhance public health genomics skills in Africa.Nature communications · 2026Review
- Perceptions and beliefs of community gatekeepers about genomic risk information in African cleft research.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Implementation of a gene therapy education initiative by the ASGCT and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2023Article
- Implementation of Public Health Genomics in Africa: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges, and recommendations.Journal of medical virology · 2023Review
- The social construction of genomics and genetic analysis in ocular diseases in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria.PloS one · 2022Article
- Genomics governance: advancing justice, fairness and equity through the lens of the African communitarian ethic of Ubuntu.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2021Article
- Article
- Researchers' perspectives on return of individual genetics results to research participants: a qualitative study.Global bioethics = Problemi di bioetica · 2021Article
- Mini-Review: Genetic Literacy and Engagement With Genetic Testing for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Review
- Increasing Genomic Literacy Through National Genomic Projects.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Review
- Review
- Role of genomics literacy in reducing the burden of common genetic diseases in Africa.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2019Review
- Strategies for Genomic Medicine Education in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundIn Africa, health practitioners and the current knowledge of the public on genetics and genomics is still very low and yet this has potential to reduce the burden of common genetic diseases. Many initiatives have promoted genomic research, infrastructure, and capacity building in Africa. What remains to be done is to improve genomics literacy among populations and communities while utilizing an array of strategies. Genomic literacy and awareness are key in the management of genetic diseases which includes diagnosis, prevention of complications and therapy. Africa is characterized by great cultural and language diversity thereby requiring a multidisciplinary approach to improving public and community genomics literacy and engagement. However, this is further complicated by having the fact that sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of countries with the lowest literacy rates in the world.
methodsWe applied the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to review genomic literacy in Africa using PubMed database.
resultsWe found very limited evidence of genomics literacy for genetic diseases in Africa.
conclusionWe propose a number of approaches that if adopted will significantly increase the genomic literacy and reduce the burden of genetic diseases in Africa.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.