Health Impact Assessments of Health Sector Proposals: An Audit and Narrative Synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health impact assessment (HIA) is a tool used to assess the potential health impacts of proposed projects, programs, and policies. The extent of the use of HIAs conducted on health sector proposals, and what they focus on, is currently largely undocumented. This paper reviews HIAs conducted on health sector proposals, their characteristics and describes the settings in which they were conducted.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted, including peer-reviewed journals and grey literature utilizing keywords, synonyms, and subject headings relevant to HIA and the health sector. Eligibility criteria were independently applied to the identified works and data appraisal conducted using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist tool.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wanjohi NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582994 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature