Improving the reporting on health equity in observational research (STROBE-Equity): extension checklist and elaboration
Data on health equity to inform societally relevant evidence based decisions and policy making are lacking in the research literature.Observational studies have the potential to provide data on health equity.Yet, guidance on how to report health equity data and considerations in observational research is inadequate.The STROBE-Equity extension addresses this gap by providing a structured set of criteria to enhance the reporting of health equity data and considerations. SUMMARY POINTSReporting of health equity data and considerations in observational research is suboptimal Improved reporting of health equity data and considerations in observational studies may help advance the inclusion of health equity in decision makingThe STROBE (STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology) reporting checklist, the current best practice guideline for reporting observational research, was extended to include 10 equity specific items, using an evidence and consensus based process by a diverse, internationally recognised team Adherence to the STROBE-Equity extension by researchers coupled with endorsement from journals that publish observational studies, has the potential to improve the reporting of health equity data and considerations in observational research the
Authors
- Ebenezer Owusu‐Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-2965)
- Holly Ellingwood
- Melissa K. Sharp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-1573)
- Jacqueline Ramke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5764-1306)
- Elizabeth Tanjong Ghogomu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-0182)
- Billie-Jo Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3380-8076)
- Catherine Chamberlain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-0227)
- Lawrence C. E. Mbuagbaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5855-5461)
- Taryn Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-081X)
- Tamara Kredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-9535)
- Luis Gabriel Cuervo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-5019)
- Charles Shey Wiysonge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779)
- Peter Tugwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5062-0556)
- Luke Wolfenden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-3868)
- Vivian Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-7097)
- Zulfiqar A Bhutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-599X)
- Michelle Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-068X)
- Zack Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-3512)
- Janet Jull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0404-4313)
- Elie A. Akl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3444-8618)
- Cindy Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4030-7413)
- Tomás Pantoja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-3053)
- Omar Dewidar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-887X)
- Erik von Elm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-0406)
- Anita Rizvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-1439)
- Michael Johnson Mahande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-7657)
- G. J. Meléndez‐Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-4790)
- Beverley Shea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7686-2585)
- Miriam Nkangu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8039-9979)
- Julian Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5026-5531)
- Hugh Sharma Waddington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-3342)
- Tamara Rader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-3756)
- Janice Tufte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4346-3238)
- Kevin Pottie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-8346)
- Stuart G. Nicholls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-9069)
- Tanya Horsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-9582)
- Sarah Funnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3085-0212)
- Larissa Shamseer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3690-3378)
- Xiaoqin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3999-0772)
- Clara Juandó‐Prats
- Damian Francis
- Oyekola Oloyede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1236-1009)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Georgia College & State University (US)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Queen's University (CA)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- House of Representatives (NL)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- United States House of Representatives (US)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- Bruyère (CA)
- St Michael's Hospital (GB)
- Universitas Wahid Hasyim (ID)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Cochrane (CA)
- Impact (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
- Carleton University (CA)
- Cochrane (GB)
- Lakehead University (CA)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-083882
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.34
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research