Advancing Health Equity Through Observational Research: Dissemination and Uptake of the STROBE-Equity Extension
Health equity is achieved when all individuals have the opportunity to attain their full health potential. The STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) guidelines were developed to enhance the transparency of reporting in observational research, enabling readers to assess methodological rigor, and limitations. The STROBE-Equity extension builds on this by promoting comprehensive and transparent reporting of health equity considerations to improve the usability of observational evidence in health equity decision-making. For STROBE-Equity to achieve meaningful impact, coordinated efforts from diverse interest-holders are required. Using established frameworks and iterative discussions within the STROBE-Equity KT (Knowledge Translation) Task Force, we identified key interest-holder groups for whom the guideline is most relevant and proposed low-risk, actionable strategies to support its uptake and dissemination. Tailored KT strategies are still needed to align the implementation of the guidance with the roles, capacities and motivations of different interest-holder groups.
Authors
- Billie-Jo Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3380-8076)
- Taryn Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-081X)
- Charles Shey Wiysonge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779)
- Omar Dewidar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-887X)
- Anita Rizvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-1439)
- Peter Craig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-5832)
- Hugh Sharma Waddington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-3342)
- Stuart G. Nicholls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-9069)
- Larissa Shamseer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3690-3378)
- Miriam Nkangu Nguilefem
- Damian Francis
- Janice Tufte
- Oloyede Oyekola
- Peter Tugwell
- Ebenezer Owusu-Addo
- Michael Johnson Mahande
- Tomás Pantoja
- Lawrence Mbuagbaw
- Erik Von Elm
- Lucy C. Barker
- Janet Jull
- Janet Hatcher Roberts
- Julian Little
- Mwenya Kasonde
- Vivian Welch
- Matire Harwood
- Sarah Funnell
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- United States House of Representatives (US)
- St Michael's Hospital (GB)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112302
- Primary Topic
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research