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Table 1 Indigenous health related areas of reviews

From: Does Indigenous health research have impact? A systematic review of reviews

Health related area

Counta

Percent

Biological

20

26%

 Respiratory system, incl. asthma (n = 3), ear disease (n = 1), otitis media (n = 1)

7

9%

 Diabetes, incl. diabetes in pregnancy (n = 2) and association between cardiovascular disease and diabetes (n = 1)

4

5%

 Obesity

2

3%

 Cardio-metabolic disease

1

1%

 Cardiovascular diseases

1

1%

 Hepatitis B (HBsAg)

1

1%

 Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes

1

1%

 Sexually transmissible infections

1

1%

 Strongyloides stercoralis infection

1

1%

 Stomach cancer

1

1%

Health behaviour

15

20%

 Tobacco smoking, incl. prevention

5

7%

 Parasuicide self-harm and suicide, incl. prevention

4

5%

 Physical activity and nutrition

3

4%

 Alcohol misuse

1

1%

 Health promotion tools

1

1%

 Hygiene and hand washing

1

1%

Healthcare system, incl. services accessibility, delivery models, transfer and implementation of health services and programs

13

17%

Psychosocial

13

17%

 Mental health

5

7%

 Social and emotional wellbeing

4

5%

 Other, incl. developmental outcomes in the early years of life, bush medicine treatment efficacy for cancer patients

4

5%

Setting and contexts

11

14%

 Education

6

8%

 Parenting, early childhood education

2

3%

 Housing

2

3%

 Employment with a disability

1

1%

Indigenous (Indigenous peoples’) research, incl. analysis of output, strategies for improving health and medical research

6

8%

Health inequality

2

3%

  1. aSome reviews related to multiple health areas simultaneously