| Literature DB >> 22221856 |
Tamara Kredo1, Annette Gerritsen, Johan van Heerden, Shaun Conway, Nandi Siegfried.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Reducing the burden of disease relies on availability of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). There is limited data on availability, quality and content of guidelines within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This evaluation aims to address this gap in knowledge and provide recommendations for regional guideline development.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22221856 PMCID: PMC3286374 DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-10-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Res Policy Syst ISSN: 1478-4505
Search terms used for finding clinical practice guidelines within SADC
| Search concepts | Search terms |
|---|---|
| HIV; AIDS; ART; ARV; HAART; Anti-retroviral treatment/therapy; Communicable disease/s | |
| Angola, Botswana, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe | |
| Standard treatment guideline/s; STG/s; Standard Treatment; Treatment; Treatment guideline/s | |
| Essential medicine list; EML; Essential drug list; EDL; Central medical store; procurement list; CMS; Medicine procurement list | |
| Department of Health; DOH; Ministry of Health; MOH; National Aids Commission; Aids Commission; NAC | |
Key recommendations from the reference guideline for the management of HIV in adults
| WHO 2010 | Details | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When to start | - CD4 count < 350 | 2 | |
| What to start | - AZT+3TC +EFV | 4 | |
| ART for HIV/TB | - Start ART in all patients with TB | 5 | |
| ART for HIV/Hep B | - Start ART in all patients who require treatment for their Hepatitis B | 2 | |
| ART for pregnancy | - Start ART in all pregnant women if CD4 count < 350 | 6 | |
| When to switch - | - VL > 5000copies/mL on at least two occasions | 2 | |
| Second line ART | - Boosted PI + 2 NRTIs recommended | 4 | |
ART = antiretroviral therapy; TB = tuberculosis; Hep B = hepatitis B; VL = viral load; PI = protease inhibitor; NRTIs = nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; TDF = tenofovir; AZT = zidovudine; D4T = stavudine; EFV = efavirenz; NVP = nevirapine
SADC member state guidelines and the reference standard guidelines
| SADC countries | HIV therapy in adults | Malaria therapy in adults and children | Diarrhoea therapy in children | Hypertension therapy in primary care | Pre-eclampsia therapy | Primary care clinical practice guidelineiv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/Ai | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2008ii | 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2005 (French)iii | 2005 (French) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2010 draft | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2005 | |
| 2008 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2009 | |
| 2009 (French) | ?date | N/A | ?date | N/A | N/A | |
| 2009 (Portuguese) | 2006 (Portuguese) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2009 | 2005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2010 | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2003 | |
| 2010 | 2009 | N/A | 2006 | N/A | 2008 | |
| 2006 | 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2005 | 2006 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2007 | |
| 2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2008 | |
| 2010 draft | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2006 | |
| World Health Organization, 201019 | World Health Organization, 201020 | World Health Organization, 200522,23 | National Institute for Clinical Excellence 200424-26 | Royal College of Obstetricians Gynaecologists, 200621 | ||
i N/A indicates that the guideline was not available during the search period
ii Dates of publication indicated where was available. Where date was not clear we have indicated this with '?date'
iii The language of the guideline-if other than English-is indicated in brackets
iv Primary care guidelines were used to assess alignment when no disease-specific guideline existed
Aggregated AGREE II Scores across diseases [median(range)]
| Priority diseases | Domains of AGREE II | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope and purpose | Stakeholder involvement | Rigor of development | Clarity and presentation | Applicability | Editorial independence | |
| HIV (n = 10) | 57(19-78) | 43(22-58) | 16(6-30) | 88(33-94) | 22(0-58) | 4(0-29) |
| Malaria (n = 11) | 71(19-89) | 38(6-53) | 20(6-32) | 88(17-97) | 15(0-52) | 0(0-25) |
| Pre-eclampsia (n = 8) | 58(31-83) | 36(22-61) | 14(5-20) | 75(36-89) | 10(0-27) | 0(0-25) |
| Diarrhoea in children (n = 7) | 58(25-83) | 36(22-58) | 14(6-20) | 83(42-100) | 10(0-27) | 4(0-25) |
| Hypertension (n = 9) | 75(39-92) | 42(22-64) | 11(6-44) | 81(53-97) | 10(0-42) | 4(0-50) |
| Overall | 58(19-92) | 39(6-75) | 14(5-44) | 83(17-100) | 10(0-58) | 0(0-50) |
Figure 1Matrix of AGREE II and alignment with evidence-HIV guidelines within SADC.
Figure 2Matrix of AGREE II and alignment with evidence-Malaria guidelines within SADC.
Figure 3Matrix of AGREE II and alignment with evidence-Pre-eclampsia guidelines within SADC.
Figure 4Matrix of AGREE II and alignment with evidence-Childhood diarrhoea guidelines within SADC.
Figure 5Matrix of AGREE II and alignment with evidence-Primary care hypertension guidelines within SADC.
Figure 6AGREE II scoring for reference guidelines.