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Self-harm and suicidal behaviour in Ghana: a systematic review protocol
| العنوان: | Self-harm and suicidal behaviour in Ghana: a systematic review protocol |
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| المؤلفون: | Kwaku Oppong Asante, Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie, Johnny Andoh-Arthur |
| المصدر: | BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 12 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMJ Publishing Group, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine |
| الوصف: | Introduction Self-harm and suicidal behaviour represent major global health problems, which account for significant proportions of the disease burden in low-income and middle-income countries, including Ghana. This review aims to synthesise the available and accessible evidence on prevalence estimates, correlates, risk and protective factors, the commonly reported methods and reasons for self-harm and suicidal behaviour in Ghana.Methods and analysis We will conduct a systematic review reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement (2009) recommendations. Regional and global electronic databases (African Journals OnLine, African Index Medicus, APA PsycINFO, Global Health, MEDLINE and PubMed) will be searched systematically up to December 2021 for observational studies and qualitative studies that have reported prevalence estimates, correlates, risk and protective factors, methods and reasons for self-harm and suicidal behaviour in Ghana. The electronic database searches will be supplemented with reference harvesting and grey literature searching in Google Scholar and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global for postgraduate dissertations. Only records in English will be included. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (2018) will be used to assess the methodological quality of included studies. Meta-analysis or narrative synthesis or both will be used, contingent on the extent of heterogeneity across eligible observational studies.Ethics and dissemination Considering that this is a systematic review of accessible and available literature, we will not seek ethical approval. On completion, this review will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, be disseminated publicly at (mental) health conferences with focus on self-harm and suicide prevention. The important findings would also be shared with key national stakeholder groups in Ghana: Ghana Association for Suicide Prevention, Ghana Mental Health Authority, Ghana Psychological Association, Centre for Suicide and Violence Research, Accra and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health.Prospero registration number CRD42021234622. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2021-0531 2044-6055 |
| Relation: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/12/e053144.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053144 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/ad4bc53920324735a107c28b89473169 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.4bc53920324735a107c28b89473169 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20210531 20446055 |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053144 |