Defining an Infant's Race and Ethnicity: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Infant race and ethnicity are used ubiquitously in research and reporting, though inconsistent approaches to data collection and definitions yield variable results. The consistency of these data has an impact on reported findings and outcomes.

Objective

To systematically review and examine concordance among differing race and ethnicity data collection techniques presented in perinatal health care literature.

Data sources

PubMed, CINAHL, and Ovid were searched on June 17, 2021.

Study selection

English language articles published between 1980 and 2021 were included if they reported on the United States' infant population and compared 2 or more methods of capturing race and/or ethnicity.

Data extraction

Two authors independently evaluated articles f

SUBMITTER: Weikel BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099553 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature