Operational research to support equitable non-communicable disease policy in low-income and middle-income countries in the sustainable development era
A scoping review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21878471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi Gibbs (0000-0002-4704-8082, University of Sheffield), Joseph Kwon (0000-0003-0322-7158, University of Sheffield), Julie Balen (0000-0002-4736-8465, University of Sheffield), Peter J Dodd (0000-0001-5825-9347, University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | e002259 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002259 |
| PMID | 32605934 |
| OpenAlex | W3039182267 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent a growing health burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Operational research (OR) has been used globally to support the design of effective and efficient public policies. Equity is emphasised in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework introduced in 2015 and can be analysed within OR studies. METHODS: We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science for studies published between 2015 and 2018 at the intersection of five domains (OR, LMICs, NCDs, health and decision-making and/or policy-making). We categorised the type of policy intervention and described any concern for equity, which we defined as either analysis of differential impact by subgroups or, policy focus on disadvantaged groups or promoting universal health coverage (UHC). RESULTS: A total of 149 papers met the inclusion criteria. The papers covered a number of policy types and a broad range of NCDs, although not in proportion to their relative disease burden. A concern for equity was demonstrated by 88 of the 149 papers (59%), with 8 (5%) demonstrating differential impact, 47 (32%) targeting disadvantaged groups, and 68 (46%) promoting UHC. CONCLUSION: Overall, OR for NCD health policy in the SDG era is being applied to a diverse set of interventions and conditions across LMICs and researchers appear to be concerned with equity. However, the current focus of published research does not fully reflect population needs and the analysis of differential impact within populations is rare
Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Global health · Health care · Health equity · Implementation research · MEDLINE · Non-communicable disease · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public economics · Public health · Scopus · Sustainable development · Global Health and Surgery · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |