Research Article

Prevalence of Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinomas in African Albino Skin Cancer Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Proportion

Table 2

Included studies, country of study, number of albinos, and skin cancer type.

Author; yearCountryNo. of albinos with skin cancerSkin cancer typeMalesFemales
SCCBCCCMOthersTotal

Shapiro MP; 1953South Africa1293001284
Datubo–Brown DD; 1991Nigeria33000300
Yakubu A; 1993Nigeria181530018126
Oluwasanmi J; 1969Nigeria15860115123
Alexander G; 1981Tanzania10210002191
Lookingbill DP; 1995Tanzania1073011155
Asuquo ME; 2010Nigeria955101154
OparaK O; 2010Nigeria2032501381010
Bangaly T; 2019Guinea3040001411218
Kiprono AS; 2014Tanzania867261101344145
Mabula JB; 2012Tanzania64481510643826
Emadi SE; 2017Kenya208150023137
Nthumba PM; 2011Kenya80800853
Enechukwu AN; 2020Nigeria18922094099
Awe OO; 2018Nigeria2215520221111
Aluko Olokun; 2015Nigeria35121607351718
Oripelaye MM; 2018Nigeria1284001200
Asuquo ME; 2013Nigeria47000722
Madubuko R; 2018Nigeria98100900
Adegbidi H; 2007Benin Republic5112001332
Saka B; 2020Togo33213102541716
Okafor CO; 2020Nigeria86643300973848
Chidothe IA; 2014Malawi76100761

SCC: squamous cell carcinoma; BCC: basal cell carcinoma; CM: cutaneous melanoma.