Conducting Scoping and Systematic Reviews With a Focus on Biocultural Research: The SCRIBE Toolkit.

ABSTRACT: The SCRIBE (SystematiC Reviews In Biocultural rEsearch) toolkit offers a structured approach for conducting scoping and systematic reviews in biocultural research. It addresses the challenges of synthesizing information, aggregating diverse data, and conducting robust analyses in this field. Biocultural research is vital to anthropology, public health, community health, and policy, as it reveals biological and cultural determinants of health and disparities globally. However, systematic reviews often exclude biocultural factors, leading to biased evidence that overlooks Indigenous, ethnic minority, and small-scale populations. To fill this gap, the SCRIBE toolkit guides researchers in integrating biocultural frameworks into review methodologies. Developed from a comprehensive literature re

SUBMITTER: Varela-Silva MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12402747 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature