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. 2021 Oct 10;24(2):928–945. doi: 10.1177/15248380211046968

Table 1.

Study Characteristics.

Authors and year Study type Types of participants Types of primary care setting Characteristics of women included in the study or with whom primary care providers interacteda Outcomes of quality assessment
Country of residence Women’s country of birth Women’s background
Joe et al. (2020) Case-vignettes Women Unspecified United States Not specified Latina and Black High qualityb
Ashbourne & Baobaid (2019) Review and critique Women Unspecified United States and Canada Not specified Arab Moderate qualityb
Briones-Vozmediano et al. (2019) Qualitative study Family doctor, midwife, social worker, sexologist and paediatrician. Unspecified Spain Spain Roma High qualityb
Migrant & Refugee Women’s Health Partnership (2019) Competency standard framework Not applicable Unspecified Findings applicable to women from culturally diverse backgrounds
[Framework developed in Australia]
All criteria metc
Nikparvar (2019) Qualitative study Therapists Unspecified United States Iran Women of immigrant backgrounds High qualityb
Spangaro et al. (2019) Qualitative study Women Antenatal care setting Australia Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander High qualityb
Briones-Vozmediano et al. (2018) Qualitative study Matron, family doctor, sexologist and psychologist. Unspecified Spain Spain Roma High qualityb
Choahan (2018) Commentary using interviews General practitioners Unspecified Australia Unspecified Women of immigrant backgrounds All criteria metc
Sabri et al. (2018b) Qualitative study Women Unspecified United States Not specified Asian and Latina women.
African immigrant women
High qualityb
Alvarez et al. (2018) Qualitative study Physicians, nurses, practitioners, midwives, registered nurses, social workers and community health workers Unspecified United States Not specified Latina and Spanish-speaking immigrant women High qualityb
Garnweidner-Holme et al. (2017) Qualitative study Women Antenatal care setting Norway Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Poland and Spain Iraqi, Turkish, Pakistani, Polish and Spanish Moderate qualityb
Vives-Cases et al. (2017) Qualitative study (Concept mapping study) Medical physicians and social workers. Primary healthcare services Spain Spain Roma High qualityb
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (2016) Evidence-based factsheet Women Unspecified Australia Unspecified Women of immigrant and refugee backgrounds All criteria metc
Northwest Metropolitan Region Primary Care Partnership (2016) Clinical guidelines Not applicable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women of immigrant and refugee backgrounds All criteria metc
Kalapac (2016) Evaluation report Professionals providing family violence–related legal and social services; staff implementing family violence work at a hospital. Unspecified Australia Unspecified Culturally and linguistically diverse women whose first language is not English All criteria metc
Smyth (2016) Qualitative study Health visitors Unspecified England Pakistan Pakistani High qualityb
Banks (2015) Qualitative study (Hermeneutic phenomenology) Counsellors Unspecified United States United States African American High qualityb
Clarke and Boyle (2014) Discussion paper Not applicable Antenatal care setting Australia Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women All criteria metc
Taft (2014)/ The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Guidelines on responding to family violence in primary care settings (Group D*) General practitioners General practices Australia Unspecified Women of immigrant and refugee backgrounds All criteria metc
Usta et al. (2014) Qualitative study Physicians General practices Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese Moderate qualityb
Messing et al. (2013) Quantitative study Women Not specified United States Spain Spanish immigrant and refugee women Moderate qualityb
Shamu et al. (2013) Qualitative study Women;
midwives
Maternity care setting Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Shona Moderate qualityb
Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health (2012, 2012a; 2012b; 2012c; 2012d; 2012e, 2012f) Evidence based tip sheets All seven tip sheets were developed using a range of published evidence – with a focus on enabling culturally competent healthcare response.[
Tip Sheets developed in Australia]
All criteria metc
Usta et al. (2012) Qualitative study (Phenomenology Women Physician’s clinics Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese Moderate qualityb
Walker et al. (2014) Book chapter Not applicable Mental health are practices Australia Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander All criteria metc
Aguilar (2011) Qualitative study (Phenomenology) Women Counselling United States Unspecified Latina High qualityb
Chibber et al. (2011) Qualitative study Physician Physician’s clinic India India/Indian High qualityb
Zakar et al. (2011) Qualitative study Women Physician’s clinic Pakistan Pakistan Pakistani Moderate qualityb
Kulwicki et al. (2010) Qualitative study Women Unspecified United States Unspecified Arab Moderate qualityb
Wrangle et al. (2008) Quantitative study Primary care providers Primary care clinic in an urban hospital United States Spanish language Latina Moderate qualityb
Hindin (2006) Naturalistic inquiry Midwives Unspecified Findings relevant to women from culturally diverse backgrounds Moderate qualityb
Immigrant Women’s Domestic Violence Service (2006) Qualitative study Women Rural services Australia Unspecified Immigrant and refugee women All criteria metc
Puri (2005) Case study Women;
doctors
Unspecified United States and Britain Unspecified South Asian High qualityb
Thompson (2005) Discussion paper Not applicable Unspecified Findings relevant to women from culturally diverse backgrounds
[United States of America]
Low qualityb
Mehra (2004) Discussion paper Not applicable Dentists Findings relevant to women from culturally diverse backgrounds Moderate qualityb
de Mendoza (2001) Discussion paper on principles and practice Not applicable Nurses United States of America Unspecified Latina women born in the US and immigrant and refugee Latina women Low qualityb
Davidhizar et al. (1998) Theoretical application of a transcultural model of care Not applicable Unspecified Findings applicable to women from culturally diverse backgrounds
[United States of America]
Moderate qualityb
Campbell and Campbell (1996) Discussion paper No applicable Unspecified Findings applicable to women from culturally diverse backgrounds Moderate qualityb

Note. aFor studies where the types of participants are specified as primary care providers-Characteristics of women-column of the table refers to women to whom primary care providers delivered family violence–related care.

bQuality assessed using CCAT.

cQuality assessed using AACODS.