Exploring perspectives of knowledge users about reporting on health equity in observational studies: a qualitative study informing the development of the STROBE-Equity reporting guideline

Dana Simpson, Omar Dewidar, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Khadija Aliyeva, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Lucy C. Barker, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Holly N. Ellingwood, Sonya Faber, Cindy Feng, Sarah Funnell, Billie-Jo Hardy, Janet Hatcher Roberts, Tanya Horsley, Alison Krentel, Julian Little, Michelle Kennedy, Tamara Kredo, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Daeria O. Lawson, Michael Johnson Mahande, Zack Marshall, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Miriam Nkangu Nguilefem, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Tomas Pantoja, Kevin Pottie, Anita Rizvi, Larissa Shamseer, Peter Tugwell, Janice Tufte, Xiaoqin Wang, Charles S. Wiysonge, Taryn Young, Vivian Welch, Janet Jull

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DOI: 10.1186/s12939-026-02876-1
Published: 2026-05-22
Container: International Journal for Equity in Health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12939-026-02876-1,
  title = {Exploring perspectives of knowledge users about reporting on health equity in observational studies: a qualitative study informing the development of the STROBE-Equity reporting guideline},
  author = {Dana Simpson and Omar Dewidar and Elizabeth Ghogomu and Khadija Aliyeva and Zulfiqar Bhutta and Lucy C. Barker and Luis Gabriel Cuervo and Holly N. Ellingwood and Sonya Faber and Cindy Feng and Sarah Funnell and Billie-Jo Hardy and Janet Hatcher Roberts and Tanya Horsley and Alison Krentel and Julian Little and Michelle Kennedy and Tamara Kredo and Elizabeth Kristjansson and Daeria O. Lawson and Michael Johnson Mahande and Zack Marshall and G. J. Melendez-Torres and Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Miriam Nkangu Nguilefem and Ekwaro A. Obuku and Ebenezer Owusu-Addo and Tomas Pantoja and Kevin Pottie and Anita Rizvi and Larissa Shamseer and Peter Tugwell and Janice Tufte and Xiaoqin Wang and Charles S. Wiysonge and Taryn Young and Vivian Welch and Janet Jull},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {International Journal for Equity in Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12939-026-02876-1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-02876-1}
}

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TI  - Exploring perspectives of knowledge users about reporting on health equity in observational studies: a qualitative study informing the development of the STROBE-Equity reporting guideline
AU  - Dana Simpson
AU  - Omar Dewidar
AU  - Elizabeth Ghogomu
AU  - Khadija Aliyeva
AU  - Zulfiqar Bhutta
AU  - Lucy C. Barker
AU  - Luis Gabriel Cuervo
AU  - Holly N. Ellingwood
AU  - Sonya Faber
AU  - Cindy Feng
AU  - Sarah Funnell
AU  - Billie-Jo Hardy
AU  - Janet Hatcher Roberts
AU  - Tanya Horsley
AU  - Alison Krentel
AU  - Julian Little
AU  - Michelle Kennedy
AU  - Tamara Kredo
AU  - Elizabeth Kristjansson
AU  - Daeria O. Lawson
AU  - Michael Johnson Mahande
AU  - Zack Marshall
AU  - G. J. Melendez-Torres
AU  - Lawrence Mbuagbaw
AU  - Miriam Nkangu Nguilefem
AU  - Ekwaro A. Obuku
AU  - Ebenezer Owusu-Addo
AU  - Tomas Pantoja
AU  - Kevin Pottie
AU  - Anita Rizvi
AU  - Larissa Shamseer
AU  - Peter Tugwell
AU  - Janice Tufte
AU  - Xiaoqin Wang
AU  - Charles S. Wiysonge
AU  - Taryn Young
AU  - Vivian Welch
AU  - Janet Jull
PY  - 2026
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Simpson, D., Dewidar, O., Ghogomu, E., Aliyeva, K., Bhutta, Z., Barker, L. C., Cuervo, L. G., Ellingwood, H. N., Faber, S., Feng, C., Funnell, S., Hardy, B., Roberts, J. H., Horsley, T., Krentel, A., Little, J., Kennedy, M., Kredo, T., Kristjansson, E., Lawson, D. O., Mahande, M. J., Marshall, Z., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Mbuagbaw, L., Nguilefem, M. N., Obuku, E. A., Owusu-Addo, E., Pantoja, T., Pottie, K., Rizvi, A., Shamseer, L., Tugwell, P., Tufte, J., Wang, X., Wiysonge, C. S., Young, T., Welch, V., & Jull, J. (2026). Exploring perspectives of knowledge users about reporting on health equity in observational studies: a qualitative study informing the development of the STROBE-Equity reporting guideline. International Journal for Equity in Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-02876-1

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