scholarly journals Sex and gender considerations in reporting guidelines for health research: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amédé Gogovor ◽  
Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun ◽  
Giraud Ekanmian ◽  
Évèhouénou Lionel Adisso ◽  
Alèxe Deom Tardif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Reporting Guidelines ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Bibliographic Reference ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Biological Attribute

Abstract Background Despite growing recognition of the importance of sex and gender considerations in health research, they are rarely integrated into research design and reporting. We sought to assess the integration of sex, as a biological attribute, and gender, as a socially constructed identity, in published reporting guidelines. Methods We conducted a systematic review of published reporting guidelines listed on the EQUATOR website (www.equator-nework.org) from inception until December 2018. We selected all reporting guidelines (original and extensions) listed in the EQUATOR library. We used EndNote Citation Software to build a database of the statements of each guideline identified as a "full bibliographic reference" and retrieved the full texts. Reviewers independently extracted the data on use of sex and gender terms from the checklist/abstract/main text of guidelines. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and narrative synthesis. Results A total of 407 reporting guidelines were included; they were published between 1995 and 2018. Of the 407 guidelines, 235 (57.7%) mentioned at least one of the sex- and gender-related words. In the checklist of the reporting guidelines (n = 363), “sex” and “gender” were mentioned in 50 (13.8%) and 40 (11%), respectively. Only one reporting guideline met our criteria (nonbinary, appropriate categorization, and non-interchangeability) for correct use of sex and gender concepts. Trends in the use of "sex" and "gender" in the checklists showed that the use of “sex” only started in 2003, while “gender” has been in use since 1996. Conclusions We assessed the integration of sex and gender in reporting guidelines based on the use of sex- and gender-related words. Our findings showed a low use and integration of sex and gender concepts and their incorrect use. Authors of reporting guidelines should reduce this gap for a better use of research knowledge. Trial registration PROSPERO no. CRD42019136491.

scholarly journals Sex and Gender Considerations in Reporting Guidelines of Health Research: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amédeé Gogovor ◽  
Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun ◽  
Giraud Ekanmian ◽  
Évèhouénou Lionel Adisso ◽  
Alèxe Deom Tardif Deom Tardif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Reporting Guidelines ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Bibliographic Reference ◽  
Main Text ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Biological Attribute

Background: Despite growing recognition of the importance of sex and gender considerations in health research, they are rarely integrated into research design and reporting. We sought to assess the integration of sex, as a biological attribute and gender as a socially constructed identity in published reporting guidelines. Methods and Findings: We conducted a systematic review of published reporting guidelines listed on the EQUATOR website (www.equator-nework.org) from inception until December 2018. We selected all reporting guidelines (original and extensions) listed on the EQUATOR library. We used EndNote Citation Software to build a database of the statement of each guideline identified as full bibliographic reference and retrieved the full texts. Reviewers independently extracted the data from the checklist/abstract/main text of guidelines. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and narrative synthesis. A total of 407 reporting guidelines were included; they were published between 1995 and 2018. Of the 407 guidelines, 159 (39%) mentioned sex and/or gender in the checklist/abstract/main text. Of these, 90 (22.1%) mentioned only sex, and 91 (22.4%) mentioned only gender. In the checklist of the reporting guidelines (n = 363), sex and gender were mentioned in 50 (13.8%) and 39 (10.7%), respectively. Only one reporting guideline met the three criteria of correct use of sex and gender concepts. Trends in the use of sex and gender in the checklists showed that the use of sex only started in 2003, while gender has been used since 1996. Conclusions: We assessed the integration of sex and gender considerations in reporting guidelines based on the use of sex- and gender-related words. Our findings showed a low use and integration of sex and gender concepts in reporting guidelines. Authors of reporting guidelines should reduce this gap for a better use of research knowledge. Registration: PROSPERO no. CRD42019136491.

scholarly journals Students’ preparedness for disasters in schools: a systematic review protocol

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000913
Author(s):  
Hamed Seddighi ◽  
Homeira Sajjadi ◽  
Sepideh Yousefzadeh ◽  
Mónica López López ◽  
Meroe Vameghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Ethics Code ◽  
Study Characteristics ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Critical Appraisal Skills ◽  
Meta Analyses

IntroductionChildren are one of the most vulnerable groups in disasters. Improving students’ knowledge and skills to prepare for disasters can play a major role in children’s health. School as a place to teach children can make a significant contribution to provide the necessary skills. This study aims to identify the effects, strengths and weaknesses of interventions in schools to prepare children for disasters.Methods and analysisWe use Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to develop a protocol for this systematic review. The included studies will report on the results of interventions targeting ‘schoolchildren’ defined as individuals between 4 and under 18 years old studying in schools. Different electronic databases will be used for a comprehensive literature search, including MEDLINE, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials and EMBASE to identify the records that match the mentioned inclusion criteria published till December 2020. The main search terms are ‘disaster’, ‘preparedness’, ‘children’ and ‘school’. Four types of data will be extracted from the qualified studies including study characteristics (study design, year of publication and geographical region where the study was conducted), participant characteristics (sample size, age and gender), intervention characteristics (aim of intervention, intervention facilitators and barriers) and intervention outcomes. The quality appraisal of the selected papers will be conducted using Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias for quantitative studies and Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist for qualitative studies. We use a narrative synthesis for this systematic review. The narrative synthesis refers to an approach to systematic reviews which focuses mostly on applying words and texts to summarise and explain findings.Ethics and disseminationThis paper is a part of a Ph.D. thesis of Hamed Seddighi at University of Social welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences with ethics code IR.USWR.REC.1399.008 approved by the Ethics Committee of the above-mentioned university.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020146536.

scholarly journals Sex and gender considerations in Canadian clinical practice guidelines: a systematic review

CMAJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. E66-E73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Tannenbaum ◽  
Barbara Clow ◽  
Margaret Haworth-Brockman ◽  
Patrice Voss
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Sex- and gender-sensitive public health research: an analysis of research proposals in a research institute in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
Lisanne Jeannine van Hagen ◽  
Maaike Muntinga ◽  
Yolande Appelman ◽  
Petra Verdonk
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Research Institute

scholarly journals Feminist theory in Feminism & Psychology [Part I]: Dealing with differences and negotiating the biological

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Lorraine Radtke
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Psychology ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Critical Scholarship ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
History Of ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Theoretical Issues

Theory is an important preoccupation of articles published in Feminism & Psychology. This Virtual Special Issue includes 10 of those published since the journal’s inception that have a primary focus on theoretical issues related to two related topics – differences and the biological. The concern with differences includes the socially constructed categories sex and gender, as well as sexuality and social class. Those articles addressing the biological represent critical scholarship that is working to negotiate a place for the biology within feminist psychology and entails moving away from the view that the biological is natural and innate. This introductory article addresses how theory fits within feminist psychology and offers a brief history of debates concerning differences and the biological before offering summaries and observations related to each selected article. The featured articles can be located on the Feminism & Psychology website and are listed in Appendix 1 at the end of this article.

scholarly journals Beyond sex and gender difference in funding and reporting of health research

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olena Hankivsky ◽  
Kristen W. Springer ◽  
Gemma Hunting
Keyword(s):  
Gender Difference ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
And Gender

Trainee experiences with incorporation of sex and gender into health research: a multi-centre qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. e21
Author(s):  
C.Z. Kalenga ◽  
J. Parsons Leigh ◽  
J. Griffith ◽  
D.C. Wolf ◽  
S.M. Dumanski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
And Gender

Describing reporting guidelines for health research: a systematic review

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 718-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moher ◽  
Laura Weeks ◽  
Mary Ocampo ◽  
Dugald Seely ◽  
Margaret Sampson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Reporting Guidelines

scholarly journals Toward intersectional and culturally relevant sex and gender analysis in health research

2021 ◽  
pp. 114459
Author(s):  
Sarah Rotz ◽  
Johnathan Rose ◽  
Jeff Masuda ◽  
Diana Lewis ◽  
Heather Castleden
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
And Gender
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