| Ref ID | 748 |
| First Author | X. Bosch-Capblanch |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH |
| Year Of Publishing | 2017 |
| URL | https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-017-0587-x |
| Keywords |
• Vaccination • Subgroup • Equity |
| Problem(s) |
• Failure to consider equity, different socioeconomic groups or disadvantaged populations |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Switzerland |
| Aim | To assess how systematic reviews published between 1994 and 2014 have addressed equity issues related to vaccination. Data on equity was extracted following PROGRESS‐plus, which stands for Place of residence; Race/ethnicity, Occupation, Gender, Religion, Education, Socioeconomic status, Social capital, ‘plus’ age, disability and the sexual orientation. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The 54 included systematic reviews of vaccination published between 1994 and 2014 failed to report on the interventions that will actually reduce inequities and consider how redistribution of health care resources could shrink the gap between the privileged and most vulnerable groups including minorities. The most frequently reported equity attribute was ‘place of residence’ and the least reported equity attributes were sexual orientation and religion. Very few estimates of effects actually measured differences or changes between groups having those attributes and all of them referred to the place of residence. No data was found about reducing equity gaps for vulnerable groups or minorities, or attributes such as sexual orientation, education or specific religious groups. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 54 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 2003 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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