Socioeconomic Determinants, Regional Differences, and Quality of Nephrology Research in Africa

• Jean Jacques Noubiap,
• Jean Joel Bigna,
• Aude L. Ndoadoumgue,
• Udeme Ekrikpo,
• Jan Nkeck,
• Aquaoqo Udosen,
• Ronni Tankeu,
• Komal Kumar,
• Aminu Bello,
• Ikechi Okpechi

Affiliations

Jean Jacques Noubiap

Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia

Jean Joel Bigna

Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Sud XI, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

Aude L. Ndoadoumgue

School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Udeme Ekrikpo

Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Medicine, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Jan Nkeck

Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Aquaoqo Udosen

School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Ronni Tankeu

Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon

Komal Kumar

Department of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Aminu Bello

Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ikechi Okpechi

Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Correspondence: Ikechi G. Okpechi, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925 Cape Town, South Africa.