Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Public health Societies and Belonging, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
PLoS One. 2024 Jul 3;19(7):e0298246. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298246. eCollection 2024.
Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic benign tumours found in reproductive-aged women and may affect up to 70% of all women by menopause. Uterine fibroids place a heavy burden on women and society resulting in poor quality of life, impaired self-image, and impaired social, sexual, emotional, and physical well-being of affected individuals.
This study aims to map the evidence on the burden of uterine fibroids in Sub-Saharan Africa; uterine fibroids' burden by age, uterine fibroids' geographic burden, uterine fibroids' cost estimation and reported experiences among women diagnosed with uterine fibroids.
Articles will be selected from countries within Sub-Saharan Africa.
This scoping review will be guided by the Arksey & O'Malley framework, enhanced by Levac et al (2010). The following electronic databases will be searched; PubMed, EBSCOhost (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Health Source), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Africa Journal Online, and Google Scholar. The Population Concept and Context (PCC) framework will be used and the PRISMA flow diagram will also be used to show the literature search and selection of studies. Descriptive data analysis will be used; results will be presented in themes, narrative summaries, tables, and charts.
The study anticipates finding relevant literature on the distribution of uterine fibroids, the burden of uterine fibroids in terms of geographic distribution, age distribution, and cost approximation related to the disease. This will assist in identifying research gaps to guide future research contribute to the body of scientific knowledge and develop preventative strategies for the disease.
子宫肌瘤是生育期妇女最常见的盆腔良性肿瘤，绝经前可能影响多达 70%的女性。子宫肌瘤给女性和社会带来沉重负担，导致生活质量下降、自我形象受损以及受影响个体的社会、性、情感和身体健康受损。
本研究旨在绘制撒哈拉以南非洲地区子宫肌瘤负担的证据图；按年龄绘制子宫肌瘤负担图、子宫肌瘤地理负担图、子宫肌瘤成本估算图以及诊断为子宫肌瘤的女性报告的经历。
文章将选自撒哈拉以南非洲的国家。
本范围综述将遵循阿特赛克和奥马利框架，并由莱瓦克等人（2010 年）进行补充。将搜索以下电子数据库：PubMed、EBSCOhost（护理学及相关健康文献累积索引和健康资源）、医学文献分析与检索在线系统、考科蓝图书馆、斯高帕斯、Web of Science、非洲在线期刊和谷歌学术。将使用人口概念和背景（PCC）框架，并且还将使用 PRISMA 流程图来显示文献搜索和研究选择。将使用描述性数据分析；结果将以主题、叙述性摘要、表格和图表呈现。
该研究预计将找到有关子宫肌瘤分布、子宫肌瘤在地理分布、年龄分布和与疾病相关的成本方面的负担的相关文献。这将有助于确定研究空白，以指导未来的研究，为该疾病的知识库做出贡献，并制定预防策略。
