Table 1 Number and percentage of studies included, by health disparity or key population question.
From: The limited use of US residual newborn screening dried bloodspots for health disparity research
Data query | Yes (n) | % of included studies (32) | % of total (192) |
|---|---|---|---|
Does this study address the diversity of the sample? | 7 | 21.9% | 3.6% |
Did they report on sex breakdown? | 13 | 40.6% | 6.8% |
Did they report on race? | 17 | 53.1% | 8.9% |
Did they report on ethnicity? | 10 | 31.3% | 5.2% |
Did they mention the inclusion of underrepresented persons? | 7 | 21.9% | 3.6% |
Does this study mention how representative their population is compared to the whole community? (Is it a cross-section of the population? or Did they include language about generalizability?) | 7 | 21.9% | 3.6% |
Was a specific aim to explore a disparity or key population? | 6 | 18.8% | 3.1% |
Does this study mention if the use of newborn screening bloodspots is a good source to address health or population disparities? | 2 | 6.3% | 1.0% |
Was zip code data used to find a specific population? | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Was a chronic disease researched in this study? | 5 | 15.6% | 2.6% |
