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A scoping review of cultural issues concerning institutional quarantine and isolation during major multi-country outbreaks in Africa: 2000-2023.
Health Sci Rep
October 2024
Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc Ibadan Nigeria.
Article Synopsis
- Infectious disease outbreaks in Africa are complicated by ecological, socioeconomic, and health system challenges, making quarantine and isolation (Q&I) measures critical for outbreak management, yet culturally sensitive to local contexts.
- A scoping review examined the cultural aspects of Q&I in Africa, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a thorough search of literature over the past 20 years.
- Only one article was eligible for inclusion, highlighting resistance to COVID-19 Q&I protocols in Ghana due to their conflict with traditional burial practices and feelings of cultural neglect among families.
Background And Aims: Although exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has many benefits, it is not commonly practiced in several countries as a result of context-specific challenges. EBF practice is thus a global health discourse because over 200 million children suffer from malnutrition despite the abundance of human milk. The risk of starvation remains very high among African children with less than 40% of them exclusively breastfed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: One of the greatest public health problems of the 21st century is undernutrition in children under the age of 5 years (CAUFY). Globally, over 232 million CUAFY are undernourished and approximately 45% of mortality in this population are undernutrition-induced. This paper reviewed and critically explained the factors perpetuating undernutrition in CUAFY in the global space.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: In Africa, natal and neonatal teeth is a culture-bound phenomenon which is associated with several sociocultural connotations which might affect child survival. Different empirical studies have been conducted in Africa on natal and neonatal teeth; however, no known scoping review has been conducted to map the empirical evidence. This systematic scoping review (SSR) aims to document the available empirical evidence, research gaps, and hotspots on neonatal and natal teeth in Africa.
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