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ArticleSystematic reviews2021

Preventive interventions to reduce the burden of rheumatic heart disease in populations at risk: a systematic review protocol.

Panduleni Penipawa Shimanda, Tonderai Washington Shumba, Mattias Brunström, Stefan Söderberg, Lars Lindholm, Scholastika Ndatinda Iipinge, Fredrik Norström

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Panduleni Penipawa ShimandaDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SE 901 87, Umeå, Sweden. panduleni.penipawa.shimanda@umu.se.ORCID 0000-0002-0899-2185
Tonderai Washington ShumbaDepartment of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia.
Mattias BrunströmDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
Stefan SöderbergDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
Lars LindholmDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SE 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
Scholastika Ndatinda IipingeClara Barton School of Nursing, Welwitchia Health Training Centre, P. O. Box 98604, Pelican Square, Windhoek, Namibia.
Fredrik NorströmDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SE 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
Umeå University · SEPancur Kasih Association · IDUniversity of Namibia · NA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRheumatic heart disease is preventable, yet associated with significant health burden, mostly in low-resourced settings. It is prevalent among children and young adults living in impoverished areas. Primordial, primary, and secondary preventive measures have been recommended through health interventions and comprehensive programmes, although most implemented interventions are the high-resourced settings. The proposed review aims to synthesise the evidence of prevention effectiveness of implemented health interventions for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease. METHODS AND

designThis article describes a protocol for a systematic review. A predefined search strategy will be used to search for relevant literature published from the year 2000 to present. Electronic databases Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials will be searched for the studies, as well as reference lists of relevant studies included. Risk of bias and quality appraisal will be done for the included studies using ROBINS-I tool and Cochrane tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised control trials. Findings will be analysed in subgroups based on the level of intervention and prevention strategy implemented. We will present the findings in descriptive formats with tables and flow diagrams. DISCUSSION: This review will provide evidence on the prevention effectiveness of interventions or strategies implemented for the prevention of RHD. The findings of this will be significant for policy, practice, and research in countries planning to implement interventions. REGISTRATION: PROSPERO ID: CRD42020170503.

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Rheumatic Heart DiseaseChildHumansResearch DesignRisk FactorsSystematic Reviews as TopicAcute Rheumatic FeverInterventionPreventionRheumatic Heart DiseaseSystematic Review

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PMID34238388
PMCPMC8268600
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