Table 1 Characteristics of included studies presented in chronological order (n = 20)
Date | Author | Type of publication | Geographical Context | Global North/South | Population focus (intersections) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Pillay [32] | Empirical study | South Africa | South | Structural disadvantage (race, language) |
2010 | Fuller [33] | Research | United Kingdom | South | Disadvantage children [socio-economic (SE)] |
2013 | Cheng [39] | Commentary | USA | South | China/Taiwan (language, culture, ability) |
2013 | Davidson [40] | Commentary | Australia | South | Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islanders (language, culture, SE, ability) |
2013 | Kathard [8] | Commentary | South Africa | South | Structural disadvantage (race, SE, language, ability) |
2013 | Westby [41] | Commentary | USA | South | Unspecified (language, culture, SE, ability) |
2014 | Hyter [42] | Not reported | USA | South | Unspecified (race, language, culture, SE, ability) |
2014 | Penn [47] | Not reported | South Africa | South | Structural disadvantage (SE, language, ability) |
2016 | Grech [43] | Not reported | Malta | South | Migrant population (language, culture, SE, citizenship) |
2017 | Brewer [44] | Commentary | New Zealand | South | Maori (language, culture, SE) |
2017 | Dressel [45] | Short Report | USA | South | Malawi (SE, ability) |
2017 | Penn [48] | Commentary | South Africa | South | Aboriginal people with communication disability (PWCD) (language, culture, SE, ability) |
2018 | Carroll [50] | Commentary | Ireland | North | PWCD (ability) |
2018 | Hopf [38] | Commentary | Australia | South | Fiji PWCD (language, culture, SE, ability) |
2018 | Pascoe [46] | Review | South Africa | South | Culturally and linguistically diverse populations (language, culture) |
2018 | Pillay [18] | Not reported | South Africa | South | Structural disadvantage (race, SE, language) |
2019 | Suen [51] | Review | USA | Unspecified | Hearing health (pathology) |
2019 | Abrahams [17] | Not reported | South Africa | South | Structural disadvantage (race, SE, language, culture) |
2020 | Bondurant [52] | Research | USA | Unspecified | Unspecified |
2020 | Merritt [49] | Commentary | USA | North | Gender diverse (gender, ability) |