Scoping review of food safety at transport stations in Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The WHO has declared food safety as a public health concern. Transport hubs such as taxi ranks, bus stations and other transport exchange sites are major food trading/purchasing sites, particularly in Africa. Research evidence is needed to improve food safety policies and ensure consumption of safe food, owing to the increasing burden of foodborne diseases, particularly in the WHO Africa Region. We systematically mapped and described research evidence on food safety at transport stations in Africa.

Design

A scoping review guided by the Arksey and O'Malley framework.

Data sources

We searched for original research articles in PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCOhost (Academic search complete, CINAHL with Full-text and Health Source), SCOPUS, and Google Scholar fr

SUBMITTER: Ncama BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8627411 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature