A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities

Mogo, Ebele R. I.; Lawanson, Taibat; Foley, Louise; Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse; Assah, Felix; Ogunro, Toluwalope; Onifade, Victor; Odekunle, Damilola; Unuigboje, Richard; Blanche, Nfondoh; Alani, Rose; Chatzidiakou, Lia; Popoola, Olalekan; Jones, Roderic; Oni, Tolu

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Global Diet and Activity Research Group and Network, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SL, UK

Department of Regional and Urban Planning, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria

Center for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria

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Health of Populations in Transition Research Group (HoPiT), University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde 8046, Cameroon

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Air Quality Monitoring Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria

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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK

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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(4), 2285; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042285

Received: 26 October 2021 / Revised: 21 January 2022 / Accepted: 22 January 2022 / Published: 17 February 2022

(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)

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Abstract

Public spaces have the potential to produce equitable improvements in population health. This mixed-methods systematic review aims to understand the components of, determinants, risks, and outcomes associated with public space initiatives in African cities. This study will include quantitative and qualitative study designs that describe public space initiatives in African cities with implications for promoting health and wellbeing, particularly through the prevention of noncommunicable diseases. Only studies published after 1990 and that contain primary or secondary data will be included in the review. Literature search strategies will be developed with a medical librarian. We will search PubMed, using both text words and medical subject headings. We will adapt this search to Scopus, Global Health, and Web of Science. This systematic review will adopt a mixed methods analytical approach. Mixing will occur in extracting both qualitative and quantitative findings; in synthesizing findings; and in the analysis where we will integrate the qualitative and quantitative strands. The learnings from this study will contribute to advancing knowledge on noncommunicable disease prevention through public space initiatives in African cities. View Full-Text

Keywords: public spaces; healthy cities; urban health; healthy environments; built environment; African cities; health promotion

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Mogo, E.R.I.; Lawanson, T.; Foley, L.; Mapa-Tassou, C.; Assah, F.; Ogunro, T.; Onifade, V.; Odekunle, D.; Unuigboje, R.; Blanche, N.; Alani, R.; Chatzidiakou, L.; Popoola, O.; Jones, R.; Oni, T. A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042285

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Mogo ERI, Lawanson T, Foley L, Mapa-Tassou C, Assah F, Ogunro T, Onifade V, Odekunle D, Unuigboje R, Blanche N, Alani R, Chatzidiakou L, Popoola O, Jones R, Oni T. A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(4):2285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042285

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Mogo, Ebele R. I., Taibat Lawanson, Louise Foley, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Felix Assah, Toluwalope Ogunro, Victor Onifade, Damilola Odekunle, Richard Unuigboje, Nfondoh Blanche, Rose Alani, Lia Chatzidiakou, Olalekan Popoola, Roderic Jones, and Tolu Oni. 2022. "A Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4: 2285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042285

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