A Standard Framework for Population-Based Neuroepidemiological Studies in Tropical Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Farid Boumédiène (1) , Jaime Luna (1) , Emilie Auditeau (1) , Jérémy Jost (1, 2) , Maëlenn Guerchet (1) , Pierre-Marie Preux (3, 1, 4)

1 NET - Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale
2 Service de Pharmacie Centrale [CHU Limoges]
3 SIME - Service de l'Information Médicale et de l'Évaluation [CHU Limoges]
4 Laboratoire de Biostatistique et d'Informatique Médicale

Methodologies of population-based studies on neurological diseases in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not been standardized. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the numerous challenges occurring in this context and propose a standard framework for population- based studies in LMICs. We relied on our expertise on few diseases, epilepsy and neurodegenerative disorders. The proposed framework is the result of extensive field experience in tropical LMICs. It ensures that important steps are not forgotten when setting up a study plan. It must remain flexible and be adapted to each situation, to the disease studied, in particular its prevalence, but also to the geography of the study area and the availability of survey technologies

Mots clés: Epidemiology; Methodology; Low-and middle-income countries; Population-based-study; Framework; Epilepsy; Dementia; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Farid Boumédiène, Jaime Luna, Emilie Auditeau, Jérémy Jost, Maëlenn Guerchet, et al.. A Standard Framework for Population-Based Neuroepidemiological Studies in Tropical Low- and Middle-Income Countries.. Neuroepidemiology, 2019, pp.1-10. ⟨10.1159/000503235⟩. ⟨hal-02421525⟩