Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol.
During recent decades, allergy related diseases have emerged as a growing area of concern in developing regions of the world, including Africa. Worldwide prevalence of allergic diseases has grown to an estimated 262 million for asthma, 400 million for allergic rhinitis (or hay fever), 171 million wi...
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| author | Max Yang Lu Nadia Shobnam Alicia A Livinski Sarini Saksena Dylan Salters Michelle Biete Ian A Myles |
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| description | During recent decades, allergy related diseases have emerged as a growing area of concern in developing regions of the world, including Africa. Worldwide prevalence of allergic diseases has grown to an estimated 262 million for asthma, 400 million for allergic rhinitis (or hay fever), 171 million with atopic dermatitis (or eczema), and over 200 million for food allergy. In Africa, considerable variability exists in the data surrounding prevalence at the continent-wide, regional, and study site levels. Furthermore, research conducted in many rural areas and underdeveloped countries in Africa remains limited, and presently, little has been done to characterize and map the extremely heterogeneous body of literature which confounds research efforts. This scoping review will seek to identify studies examining the prevalence, management strategies, outcomes, and associated risk factors for allergy related diseases in Africa. The Joanna Briggs Institute's scoping review methods will be followed, and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR) was used for writing the protocol. Four databases (Embase, Global Health, PubMed, African Journals Online) will be searched for literature published from 2003 to 2023 in any language. Title and abstract screening and full-text screening will be completed by two independent reviewers using Covidence; conflicts resolved by a third reviewer. Data will be extracted using Covidence by two reviewers independently. To report the results, we will follow the PRISMA-ScR checklist and report descriptive statistics and a narrative summary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e482dc8ff83845c99c3ab6d414bfe1f32025-02-05T05:32:30ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-01192e029794910.1371/journal.pone.0297949Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol.Max Yang LuNadia ShobnamAlicia A LivinskiSarini SaksenaDylan SaltersMichelle BieteIan A MylesDuring recent decades, allergy related diseases have emerged as a growing area of concern in developing regions of the world, including Africa. Worldwide prevalence of allergic diseases has grown to an estimated 262 million for asthma, 400 million for allergic rhinitis (or hay fever), 171 million with atopic dermatitis (or eczema), and over 200 million for food allergy. In Africa, considerable variability exists in the data surrounding prevalence at the continent-wide, regional, and study site levels. Furthermore, research conducted in many rural areas and underdeveloped countries in Africa remains limited, and presently, little has been done to characterize and map the extremely heterogeneous body of literature which confounds research efforts. This scoping review will seek to identify studies examining the prevalence, management strategies, outcomes, and associated risk factors for allergy related diseases in Africa. The Joanna Briggs Institute's scoping review methods will be followed, and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR) was used for writing the protocol. Four databases (Embase, Global Health, PubMed, African Journals Online) will be searched for literature published from 2003 to 2023 in any language. Title and abstract screening and full-text screening will be completed by two independent reviewers using Covidence; conflicts resolved by a third reviewer. Data will be extracted using Covidence by two reviewers independently. To report the results, we will follow the PRISMA-ScR checklist and report descriptive statistics and a narrative summary.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297949&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Max Yang Lu Nadia Shobnam Alicia A Livinski Sarini Saksena Dylan Salters Michelle Biete Ian A Myles Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. PLoS ONE |
| title | Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. |
| title_full | Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. |
| title_fullStr | Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. |
| title_short | Examining allergy related diseases in Africa: A scoping review protocol. |
| title_sort | examining allergy related diseases in africa a scoping review protocol |
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