Diabetes knowledge of nurses in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nurses are expected to effectively manage and educate the growing number of patients with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. This review aimed to map and describe literature relating to the nurses' diabetes knowledge and the factors promoting and hindering the acquisition of their knowledge.

Setting

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Scoping review.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted in electronic databases, such as CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, African Journals Online and Web of Science and grey literature. Authors and experts in diabetes care and scoping reviews were also contacted. Included studies were assessed using the inclusion criteria developed in advance. Searches were conducted between March and June 2020 and updated in November 2024. Resu

SUBMITTER: Nyalapa MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570945 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature