Center for Global Health Practice and Impact, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
BMJ Open. 2023 Oct 4;13(10):e072439. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072439.
Geographical mobility, the movement of individuals or populations, may increase an individual's risk of acquiring or transmitting infectious diseases, including HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and COVID-19. Many studies have collected information on short-term mobility through self-reported travel histories or using GPS trackers, but there has been no consistent conceptualisation and operationalisation of such geographical mobility in global health research. This protocol aims to describe and synthesise different approaches to measuring short-term mobility.
We will search three databases (PubMed, Embase and Global Health) for peer-reviewed articles. After removing duplicates, two reviewers will first screen the titles and abstracts and then proceed to full-text screening. We will include studies that measure mobility at the individual level in the context of infectious diseases, including clinical trials, epidemiological studies and analyses of register data. Additional articles for inclusion may be identified through review of references in selected papers. We will summarise the method of data collection (GPS trackers, cellphones, retrospective self-report, travel journal, etc) and the specific measures used (overnight travel, having a secondary residence, travel outside of district, etc).
This study consists of reviewing and abstracting existing data from publicly available materials, and therefore does not require ethical approval. The results of this study will be submitted for peer reviewed publication and may be presented at a relevant global health conference.
地理流动性，即个人或人群的迁移，可能会增加个体感染或传播传染病（包括艾滋病毒、结核病、疟疾和 COVID-19）的风险。许多研究通过自我报告的旅行史或使用 GPS 追踪器收集了有关短期流动性的信息，但在全球健康研究中，尚未对这种地理流动性进行一致的概念化和操作化。本方案旨在描述和综合测量短期流动性的不同方法。
我们将在三个数据库（PubMed、Embase 和 Global Health）中搜索同行评议的文章。在去除重复项后，两名审查员将首先筛选标题和摘要，然后进行全文筛选。我们将包括在传染病背景下测量个体流动性的研究，包括临床试验、流行病学研究和登记数据分析。通过对选定论文的参考文献进行审查，可能会确定其他纳入的文章。我们将总结数据收集方法（GPS 追踪器、手机、回顾性自我报告、旅行日记等）和使用的具体措施（过夜旅行、拥有第二住所、跨地区旅行等）。
本研究包括审查和提取现有公开数据，因此不需要伦理批准。本研究的结果将提交同行评审发表，并可能在相关全球健康会议上展示。
