The Latin America and the Caribbean search strategy proposal

Ruíz, Eloy; Proaño, Alvaro; Proaño, Diego; Torres-Román, J. Smith; Miranda, J. Jaime

doi:10.1177/1757975916661089

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“…The search for children in Latin America and the Caribbean was restricted to the past ten years. In MEDLINE, we used the "Latin America and the Caribbean Search Strategy (LACSS) (Ruiz et al 2018), which allows us to find up to six times more bibliographic references for this region. At first, in SCOPUS, we used a complete search strategy to find information in all Latin America and the Caribbean.…”

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Double Burden of Excess Weight and Anemia in Latin American Children up to 2019

Shimabuku

Delgado

Nakachi

et al. 2020

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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The double burden of malnutrition is the coexistence of two different conditions, mainly reflected as excess or deficit in weight. Anemia is a specific nutritional deficit not always included in the double burden assessment. We reviewed overweight and/or obesity (OW/OB) and anemia studies from Latin-American Children over the last ten years up to 2019. Two authors evaluated the MEDLINE, SCOPUS, and LILACS databases. A scale of ten questions was used to assess the risk of bias in prevalence studies. Fourteen studies were selected. The population studies' size ranged from 147 to 20,342 children with different socioeconomic backgrounds, such as urban, peri-urban and rural settings, socioeconomic status, schooling, population (ethnic minorities and indigenous), and environmental differences (sea level or high altitude). The prevalence of OW/OB ranged from 4.9% to 42%. The prevalence of anemia was from 3.4% to 67%. The double burden, including OW/OB and anemia, ranged from 0.7% to 67%. A higher prevalence of excess weight and anemia was found in rural and high altitude above sea level environments, extreme poverty, low education level, and indigenous communities. These heterogeneous data, before the 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic), reflect the vast inequities between countries and within each country. Food insecurity linked to poverty and the induced change in eating habits and lifestyles threaten optimal child nutrition in ongoing and future scenarios. The existence of OW/OB and anemia and their simultaneous coexistence in the community, home, and individual levels, indicates that interventions should be comprehensive to face the double burden of malnutrition.

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Double Burden of Excess Weight and Anemia in Latin American Children up to 2019

Shimabuku

Delgado

Nakachi

et al. 2020

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…For most LMICs, data collection related to incidence and mortality for prostate cancer has limited validity . In order to understand these patterns in Latin America, we conducted a literature search regarding prostate cancer in the region. Between 2005 and 2009, mortality rates for Cuba were of 23.6 per 100 000 men, and between 2007 and 2009, Uruguay and Venezuela reported >18 deaths per 100 000 men.…”

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Prostate cancer mortality rates in Peru and its geographical regions

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ObjectiveTo evaluate the mortality rates for prostate cancer according to geographical areas in Peru between 2005 and 2014. Materials and MethodsInformation was extracted from the Deceased Registry of the Peruvian Ministry of Health. We analysed age-standardised mortality rates (world population) per 100 000 men. Spatial autocorrelation was determined according to the Moran Index. In addition, we used Cluster Map to explore relations between regions. ResultsMortality rates increased from ) per 100 000 men, an increase of 15.2%. According to regions, during the period 2010-2014, the coast had the highest mortality rate (28.9 per 100 000), whilst the rainforest had the lowest (7.43 per 100 000). In addition, there was an increase in mortality in the coast and a decline in the rainforest over the period 2005-2014. The provinces with the highest mortality were Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Callao, Lima, Ica, and Arequipa. Moreover, these provinces (except Arequipa) showed increasing trends during the years under study. The provinces with the lowest observed prostate cancer mortality rates were Loreto, Ucayali, and Madre de Dios. This study showed positive spatial autocorrelation (Moran's I: 0.30, P = 0.01). ConclusionMortality rates from prostate cancer in Peru continue to increase. These rates are higher in the coastal region compared to those in the highlands or rainforest. Epidemiology ANCASHAPURIMAC AREQUIPA AYACUCHO Fig. 4 Trends in ASMRs (world population) per 100 000 men from prostate cancer in all provinces of Peru.

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“…The search builds on a search strategy previously defined for the Latin America and Caribbean. 12 Terms related to “cancer” (eg, “neoplasm”, “carcinogen”) were combined with terms related to “Caribbean” (eg “West Indies”, “English Speaking Caribbean”, “French-Speaking Caribbean,” and “Dutch-speaking Caribbean”, “Barbados”, “Trinidad and Tobago”, “Jamaica”, “Bahamas”, “Saint Marten”, “Haiti”, “Guyana”, “Belize”, ”Anguilla”, “Antigua and Barbuda”, “Suriname”, “Saint Kitts and Nevis”, “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”). The search was limited to 15 years (January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2019).…”

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“…The search builds on a search strategy previously defined for the Latin America and Caribbean. 12 Terms related to "cancer" (eg, "neoplasm", "carcinogen") were combined with terms related to https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S314853…”

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The Repository for Caribbean Cancer Publications (ReCCaP): Database Development and Publication Trends 2004–2019

Badal¹,

Moore²,

Thomas³

2021

CMAR

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In the Caribbean region, research has been limited, making it challenging to find. In order for the region to optimally access and utilize present research and identify gaps, we developed the Repository for Caribbean Cancer Publications (ReCCaP) to home publications on cancer in the Caribbean population and diaspora and report on publication trends. Methods: A systematic PubMed literature search for the period 2004-2019 (15 years) was developed using keywords related to "cancer" and "Caribbean." Three independent investigators verified included publications. The final database was formatted and hosted in an online database management software. Publication trends over time, by country, cancer type, and income classification were investigated. Results: Of the 4935 publications found, 1194 papers met the inclusion criteria with 803 publications (67.25%) being on the Caribbean population, 139 publications (11.64%) including multiple Caribbean countries and 252 publications (21.11%) on the diaspora.Between 2004 and 2019, there was an overall 0.20 increase in publications regionally. Overall, most publications were on breast (n = 168, 14.07%), prostate (n = 156, 13.07%), cervical (n = 152, 12.73%), colorectal (n = 80, 6.70%), and lung cancer (n = 36, 3.02%). The highest number of papers were published by Puerto Rico (22.80 pubs/year), Cuba (8.27 pubs/year), Jamaica (6.27 pubs/year), Trinidad and Tobago (3.53 pubs/year), and Martinique (2.27 pubs/year). The high-income countries (n=10) collectively lead in publications over the 15-year period. Conclusion:ReCCaP provides an easily searchable database highlighting published work and gaps in knowledge on cancer in the Caribbean and diaspora.

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The Latin America and the Caribbean search strategy proposal

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Double Burden of Excess Weight and Anemia in Latin American Children up to 2019

Double Burden of Excess Weight and Anemia in Latin American Children up to 2019

Prostate cancer mortality rates in Peru and its geographical regions

The Repository for Caribbean Cancer Publications (ReCCaP): Database Development and Publication Trends 2004–2019

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