Mapping Evidence on Road Safety Information Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping Review Protocol

Background Road safety information management systems (RSIMS) play a vital role in improving road safety in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by providing reliable and timely data and information for evidence-based decision making. However, little is known about RSIMS in SSA. Objective The objective of this scoping review is to map the extent and type of evidence on RSIMS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Inclusion criteria This review will include sources that report on the application of RSIMS in SSA. The source of information that have considered the use of electronic data systems or software related to any aspects of the road safety management will be included irrespective of their designs or methods. Sources that focused on other populations, concepts, or context will be excluded. Methods A comprehensive search of published studies in electronic databases such as Scopus, PubMed, Embase, PubMed, RSKC, ARSO, Lens, and in the sources of grey literature will be carried out to identify relevant sources of information reported in English from 2019 onwards. A scoping review will be performed based on the JBI frameworks using Parsifal platform. Reviewers will independently screen the sources for eligibility, extract data using a JBI-adapted tool, analyze data using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The results will be presented in tables, figures, diagrams, and a narrative summary. Registration details This protocol for this scoping review has been registered on OSF, . ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Funding Statement The author(s) received no specific funding for this work. ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. All relevant data from this study will be made available upon study completion.