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Yandisa Sikweyiya1, Mzikazi Nduna2, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo3
1Gender and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Introduction:
Gender-based violence (GBV) and absent fathers are two epidemics that affect women and children in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the understanding of the complex links between GBV and absent fathers is currently inadequate. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of documented evidence that links GBV and absent fathers as well as identifies areas that require systematic review and where more primary research is needed.
Methods And Analysis:
The search strategy for this scoping review study will involve electronic databases including: Academic Search Premier, Ingenta, Kluwer Online, PsycARTICLES (EBSCO), PsycINFO (EBSCO), Social Work Abstracts and Sociological Collection. The studies will be mapped in 2 stages: stage 1 will map studies descriptively by focus and method; stage 2 will involve additional inclusion criteria, quality assessment and data extraction undertaken by two reviewers in parallel. A thematic analysis of the studies will be carried out to extract relevant outcomes using NVIVO.
Discussion:
We anticipate finding a large number of studies on GBV diagnostic interventions in sub-Saharan Africa which, once summarised, will be useful to guide future research. The protocol for the scoping review has been registered in PROSPERO.
Dissemination:
The study will be disseminated electronically and in print. It will also be presented to conferences related to GBV, Father Connections and Children's Health.
Prospero Registration Number:
CRD42015022094.
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