Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol
Introduction Countries in the WHO’s African region have found community-based surveillance useful in ensuring the effectiveness of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy. This approach encourages community participation in the surveillance system, in addition to early detection of...
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| description | Introduction Countries in the WHO’s African region have found community-based surveillance useful in ensuring the effectiveness of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy. This approach encourages community participation in the surveillance system, in addition to early detection of outbreaks and other health threats. Thus, advancements in mobile health have the potential to improve community-based surveillance in Africa. The purpose of this review is to map evidence on available mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa.Methods and analysis The scoping review will follow a mixed-methods approach in line with the framework of Arksey and O’Malley amended by Levac and colleagues and the Joanna Briggs Institute. To retrieve published literature, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Google databases will be explored. Websites of organisations involved in surveillance activities across the African region will also be explored. Authors will be interested in published literature between 2000 and 2022 in any language. The primary investigator and a second author will independently review the retrieved titles according to the inclusion criteria, while a third reviewer will resolve conflicts that may arise. The review will map evidence according to the key concepts (mhealth, community-based surveillance and Africa) to inform stakeholders and mhealth designers on best practices to adopt involving mhealth approaches at the community level and mhealth tool designs, respectively. Results following the review will be presented according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Extension for Scoping Review Guidelines.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for scoping reviews as it does not involve the use of human subjects. This review is the first phase in an overall project on digital health. The findings of the review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at suitable forums and conferences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c393a2ebe0c841dda58b73bf28c225082023-12-31T08:35:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-12-01131210.1136/bmjopen-2023-074884Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocolAchim Hoerauf0Wilm Quentin1John Humphrey Amuasi2Daniel Opoku3Fortress Yayra Aku4Linda Batsa Debrah5Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami6Alexander Yaw Debrah7Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, GermanyGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, kumasi, GhanaSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe campus, Hohoe, GhanaGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, kumasi, GhanaSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaGerman West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention, kumasi, GhanaIntroduction Countries in the WHO’s African region have found community-based surveillance useful in ensuring the effectiveness of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy. This approach encourages community participation in the surveillance system, in addition to early detection of outbreaks and other health threats. Thus, advancements in mobile health have the potential to improve community-based surveillance in Africa. The purpose of this review is to map evidence on available mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa.Methods and analysis The scoping review will follow a mixed-methods approach in line with the framework of Arksey and O’Malley amended by Levac and colleagues and the Joanna Briggs Institute. To retrieve published literature, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Google databases will be explored. Websites of organisations involved in surveillance activities across the African region will also be explored. Authors will be interested in published literature between 2000 and 2022 in any language. The primary investigator and a second author will independently review the retrieved titles according to the inclusion criteria, while a third reviewer will resolve conflicts that may arise. The review will map evidence according to the key concepts (mhealth, community-based surveillance and Africa) to inform stakeholders and mhealth designers on best practices to adopt involving mhealth approaches at the community level and mhealth tool designs, respectively. Results following the review will be presented according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Extension for Scoping Review Guidelines.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for scoping reviews as it does not involve the use of human subjects. This review is the first phase in an overall project on digital health. The findings of the review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at suitable forums and conferences.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e074884.full |
| spellingShingle | Achim Hoerauf Wilm Quentin John Humphrey Amuasi Daniel Opoku Fortress Yayra Aku Linda Batsa Debrah Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami Alexander Yaw Debrah Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol |
| title_short | Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review protocol |
| title_sort | mhealth tools for community based infectious disease surveillance in africa a scoping review protocol |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e074884.full |
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