Table 2.
Article attributes summary.
| Article attributes | n (%)+ 120 (100%) |
|---|---|
| Methods | |
| Mixed methods | 53 (44%) |
| Qualitative | 39 (33%) |
| Quantitative | 25 (21%) |
| Gray literature | 3 (3%) |
| Country/Region of Origin* | |
| United States of America | 77 (64%) |
| Canada | 11 (9%) |
| Australia | 11 (9%) |
| United Kingdom | 10 (8%) |
| South Africa | 2 (2%) |
| England | 1 (1%) |
| Brazil | 1 (1%) |
| Central America | 1 (1%) |
| Haiti | 1 (1%) |
| China | 1 (1%) |
| Tanzania | 1 (1%) |
| Netherlands | 1 (1%) |
| Africa | 1 (1%) |
| India | 1 (1%) |
| Ireland | 1 (1%) |
| Global | 1 (1%) |
| Target population* | |
| General public health professional | 58 (48%) |
| Master of public health student | 27 (22%) |
| Undergraduate student | 21 (18%) |
| Graduate student (not MPH) | 15 (13%) |
| Other | 14 (12%) |
| Nurse | 5 (4%) |
| Doctor | 4 (3%) |
| Indigenous focused public health professional | 3 (3%) |
| Epidemiologist | 2 (2%) |
| Nutrition professionals | 2 (2%) |
| Public health educators | 2 (2%) |
| Healthcare students | 1 (1%) |
| Existing competency framework included* | |
| Not applicable | 54 (45%) |
| Core competencies for public health professionals (U.S.A.) | 42 (35%) |
| Other | 16 (13%) |
| PHAC core competencies (Canada) | 9 (8%) |
| ASPHER’s European list of core competencies for the public health professional | 7 (6%) |
| Multiple frameworks | 4 (3%) |
| Generic competencies for public health in Aotearoa-New Zealand | 1 (1%) |
| Article attributes | n (%)+ 120 (100%) |
| Organization/Institution(s) Conducting research* | |
| University | 107 (89%) |
| Collaborations between organizations | 41 (34%) |
| Government | 28 (23%) |
| Community-based organization | 16 (13%) |
| Other | 11 (9%) |
| Public health unit/agency | 10 (8%) |
| Healthcare organization | 5 (4%) |
| Models and frameworks cited by more than one study* | |
| None used | 66 (55%) |
| Other (e.g., Delphi Technique, Blooms Taxonomy) | 47 (54%) |
| Kirkpatrick training evaluation model | 7 (6%) |
| Bias identified* | |
| None | 53 (44%) |
| Selection bias | 32 (27%) |
| Generalizability | 31 (26%) |
| Response bias | 22 (18%) |
| Lost to follow up | 13 (11%) |
| Information bias | 11 (9%) |
| Data collection | 7 (6%) |
| Not applicable (Gray Literature) | 5 (4%) |
*Multiple categories possible for each article, thus may not total 100%. +Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number.