Nursing Science, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa
Department of Education Studies, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa.
BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 26;14(2):e080675. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080675.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly shaped the global landscape and impacted various aspects of individuals' lives, especially the behaviour of school-going adolescents regarding substance use. Among these substances, alcohol is the most predominant substance, particularly among school-going adolescents, who also are highly susceptible to harmful alcohol use, such as poor academic performance, psychiatric disorders and disrupted social lives. This review will synthesise the known prevalence estimates and associated factors of alcohol use among school-going adolescents in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) since the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will perform a systematic review in line with the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews. We will systematically search for selected global databases (ScienceDirect, EbscoHost, PsycINFO and PubMed) and regional electronic databases (African Index Medicus, Sabinet and African Journals OnLine). Peer-reviewed literature published between 11 March 2020 and 10 March 2024 will be considered for eligibility without language restriction. All 16 countries of the SADC region will be included in the review. The Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool checklist for quality appraisal will be used to appraise the methodological quality of the included studies. Depending on the level of heterogeneity, prevalence estimates will be pooled in a meta-analysis; narrative synthesis will be applied to describe the reported associated factors of alcohol use.
We will not seek ethical approval from an institutional review board since the study will not involve gathering data directly from individual school-going adolescents, nor will it violate their privacy. When completed, the full report of this review will be submitted to a journal for peer-reviewed publication; the key findings will be presented at local and international conferences with a partial or full focus on (adolescent) alcohol (mis)use.
CRD42023452765.
COVID-19 大流行极大地改变了全球格局，影响了个人生活的各个方面，特别是在校青少年的行为，包括他们对物质的使用。在这些物质中，酒精是最主要的物质，尤其是在校青少年，他们也非常容易出现有害的酒精使用，如学业成绩下降、精神障碍和社交生活中断。本综述将综合分析 COVID-19 大流行以来南部非洲发展共同体（SADC）在校青少年酒精使用的已知流行率估计值及其相关因素。
我们将按照 Cochrane 系统评价手册进行系统评价。我们将系统地在选定的全球数据库（ScienceDirect、EbscoHost、PsycINFO 和 PubMed）和区域电子数据库（非洲医学索引、Sabinet 和非洲在线期刊）中进行检索。纳入的文献发表时间为 2020 年 3 月 11 日至 2024 年 3 月 10 日，且无语言限制。SADC 地区的 16 个国家都将纳入本次综述。将使用混合方法评估工具清单来评估纳入研究的方法学质量。根据异质性水平，将对流行率估计值进行汇总分析；将采用叙述性综合法描述报告的酒精使用相关因素。
我们将不会向机构审查委员会寻求伦理批准，因为该研究不会直接从在校青少年那里收集数据，也不会侵犯他们的隐私。研究完成后，本综述的全文将提交给期刊进行同行评审发表；主要研究结果将在地方和国际会议上展示，重点部分或全部关注（青少年）酒精（滥用）问题。
PROSPERO 注册号：CRD42023452765。
