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Table 3 Characteristics of included studies (n = 54)

From: Study designs, measures and indexes used in studying the structural racism as a social determinant of health in high income countries from 2000–2022: evidence from a scoping review

Characteristics

N (%)

Year of Publication

 

  2000–2005

2 (3.7)

  2006–2010

2 (3.7)

  2011–2015

10 (18.5)

  2016–2021

40 (74.1)

Countries of Publication

 

  Australia

3 (5.6)

  Canada

2 (3.7)

  France

1 (1.9)

  New Zealand

1 (1.9)

  Norway

1 (1.9)

  USA

46 (85.2)

Study Type

 

  Primary research

43 (79.6)

  Review

9 (16.7)

  Doctoral thesis

2 (3.7)

Study Approach

 

  Community collaborative participatory research

3 (5.6)

  Mixed Method

3 (5.6)

  Qualitative

4 (7.4)

  Quantitative

32 (59.3)

  Review

12 (22.2)

Study Design

 

 Quantitative

 

  Case

1 (1.9)

  Case–control

1 (1.9)

  Cohort

2 (3.7)

  Cross-sectional

17 (31.5)

  Ecological

2 (3.7)

  Longitudinal cohort

2 (3.7)

  Longitudinal randomized controlled trial

1 (1.9)

  Non-experimental survey

3 (5.6)

  Quasi-experimental

1 (1.9)

  Retrospective cohort

1 (1.9)

  Sequential quantitative and qualitative

1 (1.9)

 Qualitative

 

  Exploratory

3 (5.6)

  Grounded theory

1 (1.9)

 Review

 

  Integrative Review

1 (1.9)

  Narrative Review

6 (11.1)

  Systematic Review

7 (13.0)

  Systematic Review & Meta Analysis

2 (3.7)

 Others

 

  Policy Surveillance

1 (1.9)

Study Population

 

 By ethnicity & gender

 

  Black women

7 (13.0)

  Black & Hispanic women

1 (1.9)

  Black & Latin women

1 (1.9)

  Black & White women

2 (3.7)

  Black, Hispanic & White women

1 (1.9)

  Black, Asian, Native American women & LGBTQ adults

1 (1.9)

 By ethnicity & general population

 

  Aboriginal people

6 (11.1)

  Black adults

4 (7.4)

  Black & White adults

4 (7.4)

  Black, Hispanic & White adults

1 (1.9)

  Black, Latin & White adults

2 (3.7)

  Black, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, Native American & White adults

3 (5.6)

  People of color adults

7 (13.0)

 By category

 

  Black K-12 grade students

3 (5.6)

  Healthcare providers

5 (9.3)

  NGO professionals

2 (3.7)

  People with disability

1 (1.9)

  Other

3 (5.6)

Measures of Exposure

 

 Studies reported at least 1 exposure

21 (38.9)

 Studies reported 2–4 exposures

18 (33.3)

 Studies reported 5–7 exposures

10 (18.5)

 Studies reported 8–9 exposures

3 (5.6)

 Studies reported 10–12 exposures

2 (3.7)

Measures of Outcome

 

 Studies reported at least 1 outcome

49 (90.7)

 Studies reported 2–3 outcome

5 (9.2)

 Studies reported 4–5 outcome

2 (3.7)

Use of measurement index

 

 Studies used no index

17 (31.5)

 Studies used index

37 (68.5)