Practice of reporting social characteristics when describing representativeness of epidemiological cohort studies - A rationale for an intersectional perspective.

ABSTRACT: Representativeness has been defined as the degree of similarity of a study population compared to an external population. To characterize a study population, both health-related and social or demographic features should be considered according to current guidelines. However, little guidance is given on how to describe social complexity of study populations when aiming to conclude on representativeness. We argue that sociological concepts should inform characterizations of study populations in order to increase credibility of conclusions on representativeness. The concept of intersectionality suggests to conceptualize social location as a combination of characteristics such as sex/gender and ethnicity instead of focusing on each feature independently. To contextualize advantages of integrat

SUBMITTER: Jaehn P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7358453 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature