Eric Badu, Paul Okyere, Diane Bell, Naomi Gyamfi, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Anthony Kwaku Edusei
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Abstract
Introduction: The abstracts of a conference are important for informing the participants about the results that are communicated. However, there is poor reporting in conference abstracts in disability research. This paper aims to assess the reporting in the abstracts presented at the 5th African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) Conference in Ghana.
Methods: This descriptive study extracted information from the abstracts presented at the 5th AfriNEAD Conference. Three reviewers independently reviewed all the included abstracts using a predefined data extraction form. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the extracted information, using Stata version 15.
Results: Of the 76 abstracts assessed, 54 met the inclusion criteria, while 22 were excluded. More than half of all the included abstracts (32/54; 59.26%) were studies conducted in Ghana. Some of the included abstracts did not report on the study design (37/54; 68.5%), the type of analysis performed (30/54; 55.56%), the sampling (27/54; 50%), and the sample size (18/54; 33.33%). Almost all the included abstracts did not report the age distribution and the gender of the participants.
Conclusion: The study findings confirm that there is poor reporting of methods and findings in conference abstracts. Future conference organizers should critically examine abstracts to ensure that these issues are adequately addressed, so that findings are effectively communicated to participants.
会议摘要对于告知与会者会议的结果是非常重要的。然而,会议摘要对残疾研究的报道却很少。本文旨在评估在加纳举行的第五届非洲残疾证据行动网络(AfriNEAD)会议上提交的摘要报告。方法:本描述性研究从第5届非洲会议上发表的摘要中提取信息。三位审稿人使用预定义的数据提取表单独立审查所有包含的摘要。描述性统计用于分析提取的信息,使用Stata version 15。结果:76篇综述中,54篇符合纳入标准,22篇被排除。超过一半的收录摘要(32/54;59.26%)为在加纳进行的研究。一些纳入的摘要没有报道研究设计(37/54;68.5%),所进行的分析类型(30/54;55.56%),抽样(27/54;50%),样本量(18/54;33.33%)。几乎所有纳入的摘要都没有报告参与者的年龄分布和性别。结论:研究结果证实了会议摘要中对方法和结果的报道不足。未来的会议组织者应该严格审查摘要,以确保这些问题得到充分解决,以便将研究结果有效地传达给与会者。