Contemporary trends of witchcraft accusations and resulting violence against children: A scoping review and bibliometric analysis protocol
This scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute's Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Statement. Articles published from January 1, 1946 to December 31, 2024 will be collected across academic, grey literature and web-based databases. A systematic search strategy will be applied in each database, and all search results recorded. A bibliometric analysis will also be undertaken to systematically and rigorously review the extant literature. Findings of this review will identify areas of collaboration and gaps for further exploration. The literature analysis can raise awareness and inform resource development across health care, education, social work, government, and community sectors to better support victims of witchcraft-related harms.
Authors
- Samuel Adjorlolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9308-6031)
- Geoffrey Maina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-9656)
- Mary Zettl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-0485)
- Courage Kosi Setsoafia
- Solina Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4208-1035)
- Vida Nyagre Yakong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-2989)
- Kimberly Jarvis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2734-5239)
- Cara Spence
- Edward Salifu Mahama
- Mary Ani-Amponsah
- Pammla Petrucka
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338997
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00