Public Health Evidence South Asia (PHESA), Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2019 Jun 1;41(2):405-411. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy122.
This study reviewed the completeness of reporting in Indian qualitative public health research (QPHR) studies using the 'Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research' (COREQ) checklist.
Search results from five electronic databases were screened by two independent reviewers. We included English-language, primary QPHR studies from India, which were assessed for their compliance with the COREQ checklist. Each COREQ item was noted as either reported or unreported. Descriptive statistics for the number of COREQ items reported by each study, and the number of studies that reported each COREQ item were reported, as were the items reported in each year, and in pre- and post-COREQ time periods.
Of 537 citations, 246 articles were included. Trends demonstrated an increasing number of Indian QPHR studies being published annually, and an overall increase in reporting completeness since 1997. Only two COREQ items were reported in all studies. 52.4% of articles reported between 16 and 21 items, corresponding to 43-57% of items being reported. Six items were reported in fewer than 10% of studies. COREQ domain 1 was least frequently reported.
Despite improving trends, the reporting of QPHR in India is incomplete. Authors and journals should ensure adherence to reporting guidelines.
本研究使用“定性研究报告的统一标准”（COREQ）清单审查了印度定性公共卫生研究（QPHR）中报告的完整性。
两名独立评审员筛选了来自五个电子数据库的搜索结果。我们纳入了英语的、来自印度的主要 QPHR 研究，并评估了它们对 COREQ 清单的遵守情况。每个 COREQ 项目均被标记为已报告或未报告。报告了每个研究报告的 COREQ 项目数量，以及报告了每个 COREQ 项目的研究数量，还报告了每年以及 COREQ 之前和之后的报告项目。
在 537 条引文中，有 246 篇文章被纳入。趋势表明，每年发表的印度 QPHR 研究数量不断增加，自 1997 年以来报告的完整性总体上有所提高。仅在所有研究中报告了两个 COREQ 项目。52.4％的文章报告了 16 到 21 个项目，对应于 43-57％的项目被报告。不到 10％的研究报告了六个项目。COREQ 域 1 报告的频率最低。
尽管有改善的趋势，但印度的 QPHR 报告仍不完整。作者和期刊应确保遵守报告指南。
