Table 2.
Summary of socially disadvantaged groups in the 116 included studies
| Group | N of studies | References* |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic/racial groups (e.g. Latino, Hispanics, Asian, or mixed) |
40 |
[14-16,18,20-22,29,38,42,44-46,56],[57,60-64,67,77,80,85-87,90,92-94],[101,103-105,107-112,127] |
| African American |
19 |
[19,25,28,31,36,37,41,43],[44,47,50,57,58,70-73,75,81] |
| Substance abusers |
14 |
[23,24,33,34,65-67,79,80,82],[83,95,98,126] |
| General - ‘vulnerable’, ‘minority’, ‘disadvantaged’ |
11 |
[30,32,48,51,52,72,97,78],[84,89,120] |
| Indigenous people |
8 |
[113-115,117,118,121,125,128] |
| Low income, disadvantaged area |
7 |
[54,64,96,99,106,108,119] |
| HIV (alone or with drug addiction or ethnic) |
7 |
[35,64,67,76,100,124,129] |
| Low income rural |
7 |
[49,68-71,74,88] |
| Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) |
4 |
[38,51,83,102] |
| Low literacy group |
4 |
[45,48,86,87] |
| Homeless people |
4 |
[27,40,59,95] |
| High risk Youth |
3 |
[39,55,66] |
| Survivors of violence |
3 |
[17,26,53] |
| Sex workers |
1 |
[122] |
| Mental illness |
1 |
[40] |
| People with a disability | 1 | [116] |
*Study may appear in more than one category if more than one population group was investigated.