A systematic review and analysis of health risks associated with zootherapeutic practices in Africa

The systematic review (hold Ctrl/Cmd and click to open in a new tab) was conducted in the following steps:

1. Using 'f_Web_scrap.py' and the search terms described in the methods, we retrieved peer-reviewed articles from scientific literature databases (PubMed and Google Scholar). We complemented this search with a reference list search of studies published up to July 30th, 2023.

2. We screened and selected studies (see Methods) and extracted data on an excel sheet (please contact Léa Fourchault [email protected] for access to the raw data).

3. We attributed a risk score to each practice recorded on the excel sheet using 'f_Data_transformation.py' and categories described in the Methods.

4. We conducted the analysis on the resulting dataset using 'Main_health.R' while 'Supp_info_health.R' contains code for supporting elements.