Zachariah Rony, Abrahamyan Arpine, Rust Stefanie, Thekkur Pruthu, Khogali Mohammed, Kumar Ajay M V, Davtyan Hayk, Satyanarayana Srinath, Shewade Hemant D, Delamou Alexandre, Zolfo Maria, Hermans Veerle, Berger Selma Dar, Reid Anthony, Aseffa Abraham, Dongre Amol R, Harries Anthony D, Reeder John C
UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Tuberculosis Research and Prevention Center NGO (TB-RPC), Yerevan 0014, Armenia.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 17;7(10):305. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7100305.
: Qualitative studies are often inadequately reported, making it difficult to judge their appropriateness for decision making in public health. We assessed the publication characteristics and quality of reporting of qualitative and mixed-method studies from the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT), a global partnership for operational research capacity building. A cross-sectional analysis of publications to assess the qualitative component using an adapted version of the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist. In 67 publications involving 18 countries, 32 journals and 13 public health themes, 55 were mixed-methods studies and 12 were qualitative studies. First authorship from low-and-middle-income (LMIC) countries was present in 64 (96%), LMIC last authorship in 55 (82%), and female first authorship in 30 (45%). The mean LMIC institutions represented per publication was five (range 1-11). Sixty-three (94%) publications were open access. Reporting quality was graded as 'good' to 'excellent' in 60 (89%) publications, 'fair' in five (8%) and 'poor' in two (3%). Most SORT IT publications adhered to COREQ standards, while supporting gender equity in authorship and the promotion of LMIC research leadership. SORT IT plays an important role in ensuring quality of evidence for decision making to improve public health.
定性研究的报告往往不充分，这使得难以判断其在公共卫生决策中的适用性。我们评估了结构化运筹学与培训倡议（SORT IT）中定性和混合方法研究的发表特征及报告质量，SORT IT是一个旨在建设运筹学能力的全球伙伴关系。采用《定性研究报告统一标准》（COREQ）清单的改编版本对出版物进行横断面分析，以评估定性部分。在涉及18个国家、32种期刊和13个公共卫生主题的67篇出版物中，55篇为混合方法研究，12篇为定性研究。低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）的第一作者占64篇（96%），LMIC的通讯作者占55篇（82%），女性第一作者占30篇（45%）。每篇出版物平均代表的LMIC机构有5个（范围为1 - 11个）。63篇（94%）出版物为开放获取。报告质量在60篇（89%）出版物中被评为“良好”至“优秀”，5篇（8%）为“中等”，2篇（3%）为“差”。大多数SORT IT出版物符合COREQ标准，同时在作者身份上支持性别平等并促进LMIC的研究领导力。SORT IT在确保为改善公共卫生决策提供高质量证据方面发挥着重要作用。
