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Funnell, Sarah, Jull, Janet, Mbuagbaw, Lawrence, Welch, Vivian, Dewidar, Omar, Wang, Xiaoqin, Lesperance, Miranda, Ghogomu, Elizabeth, Rizvi, Anita, Akl, Elie A., Avey, Marc T., Antequera, Alba, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Chamberlain, Catherine, Craig, Peter, Cuervo, Luis Gabriel, Dicko, Alassane, Ellingwood, Holly, Feng, Cindy, Francis, Damian, Greer-Smith, Regina, Hardy, Billie-Jo, Harwood, Matire, Hatcher-Roberts, Janet, Horsley, Tanya, Juando-Prats, Clara, Kasonde, Mwenya, Kennedy, Michelle, Kredo, Tamara, Krentel, Alison, Kristjansson, Elizabeth, Langer, Laurenz, Little, Julian, Loder, Elizabeth, Magwood, Olivia, Mahande, Michael Johnson, Melendez-Torres, G. J., Moore, Ainsley, Niba, Loveline Lum, Nicholls, Stuart G., Nkangu, Miriam Nguilefem, Lawson, Daeria O., Obuku, Ekwaro, Okwen, Patrick, Pantoja, Tomas, Petkovic, Jennifer, Petticrew, Mark, Pottie, Kevin, Rader, Tamara, Ramke, Jacqueline, Riddle, Alison, Shamseer, Larissa, Sharp, Melissa, Shea, Bev, Tanuseputro, Peter, Tugwell, Peter, Tufte, Janice, Von Elm, Erik, Waddington, Hugh Sharma, Wang, Harry, Weeks, Laura, Wells, George, White, Howard, Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Wolfenden, Luke and Young, Taryn (2023) 'Improving social justice in observational studies: protocol for the development of a global and Indigenous STROBE-equity reporting guideline'. International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 22, Issue 1, e55.
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Abstract
Background:
Addressing persistent and pervasive health inequities is a global moral imperative, which has been highlighted and magnified by the societal and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Observational studies can aid our understanding of the impact of health and structural oppression based on the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, age and other factors, as they frequently collect this data. However, the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guideline, does not provide guidance related to reporting of health equity. The goal of this project is to develop a STROBE-Equity reporting guideline extension.
Methods:
We assembled a diverse team across multiple domains, including gender, age, ethnicity, Indigenous background, disciplines, geographies, lived experience of health inequity and decision-making organizations. Using an inclusive, integrated knowledge translation approach, we will implement a five-phase plan which will include: (1) assessing the reporting of health equity in published observational studies, (2) seeking wide international feedback on items to improve reporting of health equity, (3) establishing consensus amongst knowledge users and researchers, (4) evaluating in partnership with Indigenous contributors the relevance to Indigenous peoples who have globally experienced the oppressive legacy of colonization, and (5) widely disseminating and seeking endorsement from relevant knowledge users. We will seek input from external collaborators using social media, mailing lists and other communication channels.
Discussion:
Achieving global imperatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals (e.g., SDG 10 Reduced inequalities, SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing) requires advancing health equity in research. The implementation of the STROBE-Equity guidelines will enable a better awareness and understanding of health inequities through better reporting. We will broadly disseminate the reporting guideline with tools to enable adoption and use by journal editors, authors, and funding agencies, using diverse strategies tailored to specific audiences.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | WA Public Health > WA 20.5 Research (General) WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General) |
| Faculty: Department: | Education |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01854-1 |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Depositing User: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2023 13:54 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2023 14:15 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/22212 |
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