A scoping review of cultural issues concerning institutional quarantine and isolation during major multi-country outbreaks in Africa: 2000-2023.

Autor: Oduwole E; Department of Philosophy Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye Nigeria., Amzat J; Department of Sociology Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Nigeria., Aluko-Arowolo O; Department of Sociology Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye Nigeria., Afolabi R; Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine University of Ibadan Ibadan Nigeria., Adedeji IA; Department of Sociology Hallmark University Ijebu-Itele Nigeria., Lawal SA; Department of Public Health Babcock University Ilishan-Remo Nigeria., Temisan IA; Department of Science and Technology Education University of Ibadan Ibadan Nigeria., Oludiran A; Department of Sociology Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye Nigeria., Aminu K; Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria., Salami AA; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria.; Department of Public Health Dentistry Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India.; Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc Ibadan Nigeria., Kanmodi KK; Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc Ibadan Nigeria.; School of Dentistry University of Rwanda Kigali Rwanda.; Faculty of Dentistry University of Puthisastra Phnom Penh Cambodia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health science reports [Health Sci Rep] 2024 Sep 29; Vol. 7 (10), pp. e70114. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 29 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.70114
Abstrakt: Background and Aims: Infectious disease outbreaks pose significant challenges in Africa due to its ecology, socioeconomic conditions, and weak health systems. Implementing institutional quarantine and isolation (Q&I) measures is crucial for managing major outbreaks. However, the cultural context often determines the success of these measures. This scoping review aims to examine existing evidence on the cultural aspects of institutional Q&I in Africa over the past two decades, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and other major multi-country disease outbreaks.
Methods: This scoping review's protocol was registered with the Open Science Framework registry. Nine research databases were systematically searched to retrieve all relevant literature, followed by deduplication and a two-stage screening process using the Rayyan web application. The inclusion of any literature into this review was based on a set of eligibility criteria. Also, manual searching of the reference lists of included literature was done to retrieve any other eligible literature. From the included literature, data were charted, collected, and summarized.
Findings: Out of the 787 articles retrieved from the database searches, this review found only one to be eligible for inclusion. Also, no other eligible article was obtained after manual searching of the reference list for this article. The reviewed article presented empirical findings on the impact of COVID-19 Q&I protocols on traditional burial rites in Ghana. Many Ghanaian families were against their country's protocol because they felt it was insensitive to their traditional values and burial practices. Also, the way the protocol was implemented made some Ghanaian families feel that foreign burial practices were imposed on them, which bred feelings of cultural exclusion and neglect (by the government) among Ghanaians.
Conclusion: Research evidence on the cultural implications of Q&I in Africa is very scanty. More research is needed on this topic of public health interest.
Competing Interests: Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi is an Editorial Board member of Health Science Reports and a coauthor of this article. To minimize bias, they were excluded from all editorial decision‐making related to the acceptance of this article for publication. Other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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