The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Australian Human Rights Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Australian Human Rights Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2023 Feb;47(1):100005. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2022.100005. Epub 2023 Jan 18.
This study aimed to determine how sex and gender are being incorporated into Australian medical research publications and if this is influenced by journals endorsing the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines, which contain criteria for sex and gender reporting.
Analysis of original research articles published in Australia's top 10 medical journals in 2020.
From the 10 leading journals, 1,136 articles were eligible for analysis, including 990 human participant populations. Sex and/or gender were reported for 873 (88.2%) human populations, with 480 using conflicting terminology. Only 14 (1.6%) described how sex and gender were determined. The primary outcome, or key aim, was stratified by sex and/or gender for 249 (29.2%) participant groups and the influence of sex and/or gender on the results was discussed for only 171 (17.3%). There was no significant association between endorsement of the ICMJE guidelines and adherence to any sex and gender criteria.
Sex and gender are poorly incorporated into Australian medical research publications and was not improved by journals endorsing the ICMJE guidelines.
Reporting and analysis of sex and gender data in health research in Australian medical journals requires improvement, for better health for all.
本研究旨在确定澳大利亚医学研究出版物中是如何纳入性别因素的，以及是否受到了支持国际医学期刊编辑委员会（ICMJE）指南的期刊的影响，该指南包含了性别报告的标准。
对 2020 年澳大利亚排名前 10 的医学期刊上发表的原始研究文章进行分析。
从 10 种主要期刊中，有 1136 篇文章符合分析条件，包括 990 个人类参与者群体。有 873 个人类人群（88.2%）报告了性别和/或性别，其中 480 人使用了冲突的术语。只有 14 篇（1.6%）文章描述了如何确定性别和性别。249 个（29.2%）参与者群体的主要结局或关键目标按性别和/或性别分层，只有 171 个（17.3%）讨论了性别和/或性别对结果的影响。对 ICMJE 指南的认可与任何性别和性别标准的遵守之间没有显著关联。
性别因素在澳大利亚医学研究出版物中纳入不足，且支持 ICMJE 指南的期刊也未能改善这一情况。
澳大利亚医学期刊中健康研究的性别数据报告和分析需要改进，以实现所有人的更健康。
