Ishtiaq Ahmad, Hira Taimur, Sameera Shabbir, Chaudhry Ahmed Shabbir, Ali Ahsan, Hafiz Sultan Ahmad, Gaku Masuda
Examining Communicative, Critical Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy among International University Students Residing in Japan
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
almajirai male children northern nigeria southern niger study islam almajiranci system almajiranci associated nonparticipation formal education abuse poverty underdevelopment however peerreviewed literature around health among almajirai remains limited conduct scoping review around almajiri health synthesize evidence health problems draw links findings identify research gaps indicate areas intervention assess participatory approaches literature searched academic literature articles concerning almajiri heath using framework integrating biopsychosocial socioecological models health included articles english french published 2000 2022 study collected information regarding authorship study year locations study design aims sample characteristics findings almajiri participation research design execution interpretation dissemination 1944 studies 17 found relevant data extraction included 14 crosssectional studies 2 descriptive articles one casecontrol study conducted nigeria though one included nigerien almajirai study engaged almajirai participatory roles domains evaluated included infectious disease 10 studies oral health 2 studies workplace injury nutrition health status health determinants mental health 1 study almajirai included ranged 3 28 years old included studies found high rates malaria intestinal parasitosis urinary tract infection n meningitidis occupational injury among almajirai studies comparing almajirai controls found significantly higher rates cholera urinary schistosomiasis psychiatric disorders lower levels rabies awareness poorer oral hygiene among almajirai p005 one study concerning nutrition described intervention improve almajiri health though provide health outcomes intervention find literature around almajiri health concerned broad range domains though number studies within domain remains limited note limitations geographic scope literature interventions improve almajiri health consideration demographic features like age may influence almajiri health stress need study areas participatory approaches may likely effectively improve almajiri health