High-income countries remain overrepresented in highly ranked public health journals: a descriptive analysis of research settings and authorship affiliations

Plančíková, Dominika; Đurić, Predrag; O’May, Fiona

doi:10.1080/09581596.2020.1722313

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“…All studies included a series of cases that included some with and some without the outcome of interest (such as behaviour change, successful programme implementation, or good vaccination uptake). The dominance of high-income countries in both intervention settings and author affiliations is disappointing, but reflects the disproportionate location of public health research in the global north more generally [63].…”

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The use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to address causality in complex systems: a systematic review of research on public health interventions

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Background Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a method for identifying the configurations of conditions that lead to specific outcomes. Given its potential for providing evidence of causality in complex systems, QCA is increasingly used in evaluative research to examine the uptake or impacts of public health interventions. We map this emerging field, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of QCA approaches identified in published studies, and identify implications for future research and reporting. Methods PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were systematically searched for peer-reviewed studies published in English up to December 2019 that had used QCA methods to identify the conditions associated with the uptake and/or effectiveness of interventions for public health. Data relating to the interventions studied (settings/level of intervention/populations), methods (type of QCA, case level, source of data, other methods used) and reported strengths and weaknesses of QCA were extracted and synthesised narratively. Results The search identified 1384 papers, of which 27 (describing 26 studies) met the inclusion criteria. Interventions evaluated ranged across: nutrition/obesity (n = 8); physical activity (n = 4); health inequalities (n = 3); mental health (n = 2); community engagement (n = 3); chronic condition management (n = 3); vaccine adoption or implementation (n = 2); programme implementation (n = 3); breastfeeding (n = 2), and general population health (n = 1). The majority of studies (n = 24) were of interventions solely or predominantly in high income countries. Key strengths reported were that QCA provides a method for addressing causal complexity; and that it provides a systematic approach for understanding the mechanisms at work in implementation across contexts. Weaknesses reported related to data availability limitations, especially on ineffective interventions. The majority of papers demonstrated good knowledge of cases, and justification of case selection, but other criteria of methodological quality were less comprehensively met. Conclusion QCA is a promising approach for addressing the role of context in complex interventions, and for identifying causal configurations of conditions that predict implementation and/or outcomes when there is sufficiently detailed understanding of a series of comparable cases. As the use of QCA in evaluative health research increases, there may be a need to develop advice for public health researchers and journals on minimum criteria for quality and reporting.

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The use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to address causality in complex systems: a systematic review of research on public health interventions

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“…The majority of the included articles were from Australia and a signi cant number were drawn from other high-income countries, namely the United Kingdom and the United States. According to Plancikova et al (2020) [62], these high-income countries generally have more funding for research and resources to conduct research when compared to low-income countries predominantly in Africa and Asia. As only studies in English were included, studies from non-Englishspeaking contexts related to clinical placement models in undergraduate health professions education were not considered.…”

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Clinical placement models for undergraduate health professions students: A scoping review

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Botma

2021

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Background: Clinical learning is fundamental to undergraduate health professions students. There are several calls for the transformation of health professions education, which have direct implications on clinical learning. Clinical placement models provide structure to clinical learning. Therefore, this scoping review could contribute to supporting curriculum transformation to enhance optimal learning in the clinical environments for undergraduate health professions students.Objectives: This scoping review identified the characteristics of research evidence related to mapping the purpose, methodologies used, outcomes, and specific recommendations associated with clinical placement models in undergraduate health professions education. Design: A scoping review methodology was used in this study. A search string developed from the title of the review was used to search online databases to identify research published between January 2000 and March 2020. Results: Forty-eight articles reporting on ten clinical placement models were included in this review. The majority of these articles originated from Australia and predominantly report on nursing. The aims of these articles aligned with the evaluation of the implementation of a clinical placement model. Seven categories of outcomes of the clinical placement models are reported namely, relationships, influence, environment, facilitation, inputs, knowledge scores, and student perceptions.Conclusions: As clinical learning is fundamental to undergraduate health professions education, clinical placement models should prioritise the development of competence among undergraduate students. Insights into outcomes reported in literature could guide educators in fostering optimal learning in students who may then be able to influence community health outcomes positively.

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“…Furthermore, the databases themselves may be inherently biased toward high-income country authors, as, historically, published research has focused on high-income countries disproportionately [27]. Our effort to address this potential bias by going beyond the PubMed database to search each of the regional Index Medicus databases was only partially successful, as even articles that focus on low-and middle-income countries often have a corresponding author from a high-income country [27]. Efforts to address possible high-income and/or North American and European country biases by relying on the professional networks of the WHO Steering Committee and GDG seem to have been somewhat effective but may have introduced other biases.…”

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Results of a Global Survey of Experts to Categorize the Suitability of Interventions for Inclusion in School Health Services

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Chan

Kohl

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Journal of Adolescent Health

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Conflicts of interest:The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. WHO, the study sponsor, was involved in (1) study design; (2) the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; (3) the writing of the report; and (4) the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Mary Louisa Plummer wrote the first draft of the manuscript and received a consultancy payment to produce the manuscript. Clinical trials registry site and number: Not applicable.

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High-income countries remain overrepresented in highly ranked public health journals: a descriptive analysis of research settings and authorship affiliations

Cited by 20 publications

References 23 publications

The use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to address causality in complex systems: a systematic review of research on public health interventions

The use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to address causality in complex systems: a systematic review of research on public health interventions

Clinical placement models for undergraduate health professions students: A scoping review

Results of a Global Survey of Experts to Categorize the Suitability of Interventions for Inclusion in School Health Services

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