Adolescent sleep health in Africa: a scoping review protocol
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2023-08-17
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Abstract
Introduction Problematic sleep is a major threat to health
and quality of life among adolescents. Hence, to provide
directions for research and interventions, there is a need
to examine the literature on adolescent sleep health in
Africa. However, available studies on adolescent sleep
health in Africa have not been properly mapped. Thus,
this scoping review aims to investigate the extent and
type of available evidence concerning sleep health among
adolescents in Africa and to highlight the relationship
of adolescent sleep health with adverse mental health
outcomes and cardiometabolic risk factors. The review will
further highlight areas of agreement and controversies on
adolescent sleep health, and identify evidence gaps that
require research attention across the continent.
Methods and analysis This scoping review will be
conducted using Arksey and O’Malley’s six-step procedure.
Thus, we have prepared this protocol according to the
framework for scoping reviews developed by the Joanna
Briggs Institute. To identify eligible studies, we will search
MEDLINE, Scopus, PsycINFO, AJOL, JSTOR, HINARI and
Google Scholar. The review will include all published
articles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
languages on adolescent sleep health in Africa from the
inception of the databases, while relevant information will
be extracted from included studies using an adapted data
extraction tool. The results will be presented using tables
and charts as appropriate.
Ethics and dissemination The scoping review does not
require ethical approval because the publications to be
used for the review are publicly available and the study
does not involve contact with humans or other animals as
research participants. Furthermore, clinical records will
not be used for the study. Upon completion, findings from
the study will be disseminated through presentations at
scientific meetings and publication in a relevant peer reviewed journal.