{
  "abstract": "Introduction Research has increasingly underscored the impact of factors such as socioeconomic status, education, healthcare access, housing and environmental conditions in shaping population health outcomes. These factors, collectively called social determinants of health (SDOH), provide crucial context for understanding drivers of health outcomes. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the study of SDOH is critical due to the region’s unique sociocultural and economic conditions. Understanding how SDOH interacts with health systems and capturing SDOH in data is crucial for informing modelling efforts and policies improving population health more effectively. This scoping review aims to map the types of data used to capture SDOH in research conducted in SSA, to identify research gaps and to summarise key findings.Methods This scoping review will follow the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework, enhanced by Levac et al, providing best practices for identifying, selecting and analysing eligible studies. Key steps include (1) identifying the research question, (2) identifying relevant studies, (3) selecting eligible studies via a locally curated search, (4) extracting information, (5) collating, summarising and reporting results and (6) consultation with stakeholders.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required, as this review relies solely on published literature. Findings will be disseminated across academic channels (journals, conferences) and through targeted stakeholder engagement efforts, such as policy briefs and public health workshops, to reach policymakers, healthcare practitioners and community health organisations. This dissemination strategy aims to inform health policy and drive programme development in SSA.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa"
      ],
      "name": "Felix Emeka Anyiam"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Section for Global Health, Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Jessica Gjonaj"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya"
      ],
      "name": "Ngeresa Antony Osango"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya"
      ],
      "name": "Richard Mugo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Peace Aber"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Internal Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya"
      ],
      "name": "Jasmit Shah"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya"
      ],
      "name": "Judith Mangeni"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Section for Global Health, Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA",
        "Department of Population Health, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Rajesh Vedanthan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Joseph W Hogan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya",
        "School of Science and Aerospace Studies, Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Central, Kenya"
      ],
      "name": "Ann Mwangi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, New York, USA",
        "New York University Tandon School of Engineering, New York, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Rumi Chunara"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Mapping social determinants of health data in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol",
  "uid": "02da726c-91c5-5273-b8de-832e8504abf8"
}