School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, 52 Pritchatts Road, Birmingham, B15 2SA, UK.
School of Nursing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Syst Rev. 2021 Feb 24;10(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01613-9.
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is an epidemic that continues to affect both men and women in East Africa. Despite the high prevalence of SGBV in this region, sexual offense policies are often unclear, poorly enforced, or completely lacking. When policies do exist practitioners who assist survivors in the aftermath of the violation often are unaware of them, or may not implement them for a host of reasons (e.g., culture, personal beliefs, and resource limitations). This scoping review seeks to evaluate the literature on existing sexual offense policies in East Africa and understand the consequences of its implementation, or lack thereof, on a survivor's justice and medical and psychological wellbeing.
This scoping review will be guided by the amended Arksey and O'Malley framework recommendations (Levac et al., Implementation Science. 2010) and the 2015 Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines (Peters et al., Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer's Manual, 2020). The results will be presented using the adapted Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis: Extension for Scoping Reviews chart (PRISMA-ScR). The search strategy for this scoping review will include entering search terms into electronic databases, including PubMed, SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus, The British Library, and Web of Science. A "cited by" search will be conducted, which will also include entering references from the reference lists from other articles. Grey literature will be included in the review, which will be identified through searching individual country's government websites, and other websites, such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations Human Rights Council. All references will be exported to Endnote library. Two independent reviewers will screen titles, abstracts, and full articles. Thematic analysis will be used to evaluate the included articles.
Understanding the legal and regulatory context of SGBV in East Africa and its associations with service provision will generate knowledge on implications for wellbeing. This information can be used to evaluate potential human rights violations and inform future policy.
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性暴力和基于性别的暴力(SGBV)是一种在东非继续影响男女的流行病。尽管该地区 SGBV 的患病率很高,但性犯罪政策往往不明确、执行不力或完全缺乏。当政策确实存在时,协助幸存者的从业人员往往不知道这些政策,或者由于各种原因(如文化、个人信仰和资源限制)而不实施这些政策。本范围审查旨在评估东非现有性犯罪政策的文献,并了解其实施或缺乏实施对幸存者司法以及医疗和心理福祉的影响。
本范围审查将遵循经修订的 Arksey 和 O'Malley 框架建议(Levac 等人,实施科学。2010 年)和 2015 年 Joanna Briggs 研究所指南(Peters 等人,Joanna Briggs 研究所评论者手册,2020 年)。结果将使用改编的系统评价和荟萃分析扩展范围综述图表(PRISMA-ScR)呈现。本范围审查的搜索策略将包括将搜索词输入电子数据库,包括 PubMed、SCOPUS、CINAHL Plus、大英图书馆和 Web of Science。还将进行“被引”搜索,其中还将包括从其他文章的参考文献中输入参考文献。将包括审查中的灰色文献,通过搜索个别国家政府网站以及世界卫生组织和联合国人权理事会等其他网站来识别灰色文献。所有参考文献都将导出到 Endnote 库。两名独立评审员将筛选标题、摘要和全文文章。将使用主题分析来评估纳入的文章。
了解东非 SGBV 的法律和监管背景及其与服务提供的关联将产生关于福祉影响的知识。这些信息可用于评估潜在的侵犯人权行为并为未来的政策提供信息。
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