Knowledge and management of female genital schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol.

Autor:	Tetteh CD; Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.; Ghana Health Service, Ayawaso East Municipal Health Directorate, Accra, Ghana., Ncayiyana JR; Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa., Makhunga SE; Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa., Manyeh AK; Institute of Health Research, School of Allied Health Science, University of Health Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, Ghana., Asiamah EA; Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.; Cancer and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Unit (CIDERU), College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Health Science, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, Ghana., Ginindza TG; Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.; Cancer and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Unit (CIDERU), College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Southern African journal of infectious diseases [S Afr J Infect Dis] 2024 Jun 30; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 553. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 30 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.4102/sajid.v39i1.553
Abstrakt:	Background: Approximately 20 to 120 million women of reproductive age worldwide are thought to be affected by female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). It is a preventable manifestation of schistosomiasis in adolescent girls and women, which remains underreported, underdiagnosed, or misdiagnosed, and largely untreated. Objective: This study aimed to map evidence on the knowledge and management of FGS from 1950 to 2022 in sub-Saharan Africa. Method: The Arksey and O'Malley and Levac et al. framework suggestions and a guideline from Joanna Briggs Institute will be employed. Search for literature will be in PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, Web of Science, MEDLINE via PubMed, and Google Scholar from 1950 to 2022 for useful published research articles using key phrases or search terms and grey literature with limitations for studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Two reviewers will screen the articles. Kappa coefficients by Cohen statistics will be computed for inter-screener agreement, and the selected articles will be evaluated using Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT). Results: The researchers will map and explore the evidence of the knowledge and management of FGS in the subregion. The years of publications, countries of study, and settings will be reported, and the identified research gaps will be reported. Conclusion: The researchers anticipate that this study will determine and map the evidence on the knowledge and management of FGS in sub-Saharan Africa; identify knowledge and management gaps, and direct future research. Contribution: This study will add to the literature on FGS and direct future research regarding the knowledge and management of FGS. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists. (© 2024. The Authors.)
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