Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Almajirai are male children in Northern Nigeria and Southern Niger who study Islam in the almajiranci system. Almajiranci has been associated with non-participation in formal education, abuse, poverty, and underdevelopment. However, the peer-reviewed literature around health among almajirai remains limited. We conduct a scoping review around almajiri health to synthesize evidence for health problems, draw links between findings, identify research gaps, indicate areas for intervention, and assess participatory approaches in this literature.

Methods

We searched the academic literature for articles concerning almajiri heath using a framework integrating the biopsychosocial and socio-ecological models of health. We included articles in English and French published b

SUBMITTER: Muhammad MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566680 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature