Table 1. Search strategy.

Database	Search	Papers
PubMed	(Benign prostate hyperplasia) AND (Africa) ("management"[MeSH Terms] OR "treatment"[All Fields] OR ("benign prostate enlargement) (Africa) (management) (treatment), benign prostate hypertrophy) (Africa) (treatment) (management)	523
Google Scholar	Benign prostate hyperplasia/hypertrophy/enlargement and Africa	The first 100 pages were searched. No additional studies seen.
African Journal Online	Benign prostate hyperplasia	45 results were seen. No additional study was identified.