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ReviewJournal of cancer policy2023

Bibliometric analysis of cancer research outputs in Botswana between 2009 and 2021.

Moses O Koobotse, Matshediso Zachariah, Bonolo Senabye, Irene Gobe, Khutsafalo Kadimo, Keneuoe C Nthontho, Margaret Mokomane, Garesego Koto, Thato Phuthego, Henry Lekgetho and 11 more

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Review in Journal of cancer policy, 2023. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Pooled it
  2. A bibliometric analysis of mobile health in breast cancer care: trends, impact, and future directions.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
    Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Moses O KoobotseSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. Electronic address: koobotsem@ub.ac.bw.
Matshediso ZachariahSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Bonolo SenabyeSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Irene GobeSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Khutsafalo KadimoDepartment of Library Services, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Keneuoe C NthonthoSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
Margaret MokomaneSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Garesego KotoSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Thato PhuthegoSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Henry LekgethoSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Andrew NdlovuSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Modisa MotswalediSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Alfred MbwinjaSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Leabaneng TaweSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
Pleasure RamatlhoSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
Giacomo M PaganottiBotswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lynnete KyokundaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Peter VuylstekeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Surbhi GroverBotswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.
Doreen Ramogola-MasireDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Botswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
Ishmael KasvosveSchool of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.

Funding

Prognostic value of quantitative HPV viral load in determining cervical cancer treatment response and recurrenceK08CA230170 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GROVER, SURBHI · 2019 to 2023
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA230170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCancer research is critical for cancer control policies; however, the state of cancer research activities in Botswana is largely unknown. The goal of this review was to describe trends and patterns of cancer research outputs in Botswana.

methodsPubMed, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, African Journals Online, and African Index Medicus databases were systematically searched for peer-reviewed, primary cancer-related research articles published on the Botswana population or by Botswana institutions between January 2009 and June 2021.

resultsOf the 86 publications included, 39 (45 %) were about cervical cancer, followed by breast cancer (10 %) and Kaposi sarcoma (7 %). The remainder (27 %) were not focused on any specific cancer type. The research activities were skewed towards three main areas of scientific interest: early detection, diagnosis, and prognosis; cancer control, survivorship, and outcomes; and treatment. Botswana was represented by authors in the first (54 %), last (53 %), and any authorship (53 %) positions. The United States of America had the strongest collaborative partnerships with Botswana, followed by the United Kingdom and South Africa. The majority of funding institutions were American (76 %) and the National Institutes of Health was the most mentioned funding organization, accounting for 33 % of all financial acknowledgments. Only 9 % of the funding acknowledgments came from Botswana. CONCLUSION AND POLICY SUMMARY: Although cancer research in Botswana is expanding because of substantial foreign assistance, it is also hampered by a lack of local funding, minimal participation by Botswana-affiliated researchers, and research that is not aligned with disease burden. Our study highlights the need to strengthen local research capacity in Botswana.

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Biomedical ResearchBreast NeoplasmsBibliometricsBotswanaFemaleHumansPublicationsUnited StatesBibliometricsBotswanaCancerResearch

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PMID36690157
PMCPMC10066854

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