Health impacts of armed conflict in Ethiopia: a scoping review of evidence from 2018 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Armed conflict is becoming a major public health threat in contemporary society with both immediate and long-term consequences. In Ethiopia, recurrent and protracted internal conflicts have severely disrupted health systems and affected vulnerable populations. However, a comprehensive synthesis of the health impacts of armed conflict in the Ethiopian context has been lacking.

Method

We conducted a scoping review using the Arksey and O'Malley framework, guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Comprehensive searches were conducted in PubMed and Google Scholar, supplemented by targeted searches of organizational websites. Studies published in English up to December 2023 that assessed the

SUBMITTER: Abetie TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619340 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature