Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Action Dignity Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
BMJ Open. 2024 Jun 23;14(6):e081296. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081296.
In the context of health research in Canada, various terms and labels have been employed to reference the Black population. This practice has had the unintended consequence of diminishing the comparability and efficiency of studies. Furthermore, using a broad term such as 'Black' may fail to encompass the diversity and intricacy of the ethnocultural backgrounds of people who are racialised as such. It may also obscure the subtleties of their experiences and health outcomes. This study aims to examine how health researchers have defined Black within the scope of their work and different labels used to identify the Black population in Canada.
We have developed and employed a comprehensive and sensitive search strategy to identify articles concerning the health and wellness of the Black population in Canada. Both peer-reviewed and grey literature will be searched. Original articles published in both English and French will be included. The screening process will consist of two stages: the title and abstract screening, followed by a thorough examination of full-text articles. Additionally, single citation tracking and manual search of reference lists will be conducted. Study characteristics and relevant information on the definition of the Black population will be extracted, followed by reflective thematic analysis and presentation of the key findings.
This review will not require ethical approval. We will disseminate the results through meetings with stakeholders. From the beginning, a knowledge translation approach was decided upon following consultation with citizen researchers and community champions. Our findings will also be disseminated through oral and poster presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and social media.
在加拿大的健康研究中，人们使用了各种术语和标签来指代黑人。这种做法产生了意想不到的后果，降低了研究的可比性和效率。此外，使用“黑人”这样的宽泛术语可能无法涵盖被归为此类的人种的种族文化背景的多样性和复杂性。它也可能掩盖他们的经历和健康结果的微妙之处。本研究旨在探讨健康研究人员如何在其工作范围内定义黑人，以及在加拿大用来识别黑人的不同标签。
我们开发并采用了全面而敏感的搜索策略，以确定有关加拿大黑人健康和健康的文章。将搜索同行评议和灰色文献。将包括以英语和法语发表的原创文章。筛选过程将包括两个阶段：标题和摘要筛选，然后对全文文章进行仔细检查。此外，还将进行单 citation 跟踪和手动搜索参考列表。将提取研究特征和有关黑人人口定义的相关信息，然后进行反思性主题分析并呈现主要发现。
本综述不需要伦理批准。我们将通过与利益攸关方的会议来传播研究结果。从一开始，就决定采用知识转化方法，咨询了公民研究人员和社区冠军。我们的研究结果还将通过口头和海报展示、同行评议出版物和社交媒体进行传播。
