Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a recessively inherited condition which affects about 1 in 5,000 people in Africa. The depigmentation of the skin and hair is very striking, unusual and unexpected, and stigmatisation has been ongoing for centuries. This narrative review asked: How does stigma related to OCA manifest in African settings, what drives it, what impacts does it have across health, education, psychosocial well-being...

Research on oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) in the black African population has been ongoing for 52 years (1971–2023) in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the present study was to review all the relevant published articles and focus on selected articles with unique findings. The results showed that unique findings were reported in psychosocial, cultural, epide...