IntroductionThe 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.MethodsThis 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.ResultsOf 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.ConclusionThe 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.

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在加纳举行的第五届 AfriNEAD（非洲残疾证据到行动网络）会议的摘要中进行报告

简介会议摘要对于告知参与者所传达的结果非常重要。然而，残疾研究的会议摘要中的报告很差。本文旨在评估在加纳举行的第 5 届非洲残疾人行动证据 (AfriNEAD) 会议上提交的摘要中的报告。方法这项描述性研究从第 5 届 AfriNEAD 会议上提交的摘要中提取信息。三位评审员使用预定义的数据提取表独立评审了所有包含的摘要。描述性统计用于分析提取的信息，使用Stata 15版。结果在评估的76篇摘要中，54篇符合纳入标准，而22篇被排除在外。超过一半的收录摘要 (32/54; 59. 26%）是在加纳进行的研究。一些包含的摘要没有报告研究设计（37/54；68.5%）、所执行的分析类型（30/54；55.56%）、抽样（27/54；50%）和样本量（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。结论研究结果证实会议摘要中对方法和结果的报告很差。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，以便将调查结果有效地传达给参与者。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。结论研究结果证实会议摘要中对方法和结果的报告很差。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，以便将调查结果有效地传达给参与者。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。结论研究结果证实会议摘要中对方法和结果的报告很差。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，以便将调查结果有效地传达给参与者。