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. 2017 Jun 1;7(5):e014889. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014889

Table 2.

Study characteristics.

First author, year Country Research area Ethnic populations Sample size Study design
Waheed, 201636 UK Mental Health (Depression) South Asians Five studies (n=292) Mixed-methods study
Brown, 201437 UK Mental Health South Asians n=10 study participants;
n=9 non-participants;
n=5 researchers		 Qualitative (thematic analysis of research diaries)
Garduno-Diaz, 201438 UK Diet and Nutrition South Asians n=300 adults,
n=100 children		 Literature review and dietary survey
Mac Neill, 201329 UK Asthma, Clinical Trials Multiple ethnic groups (primarily Bangladeshi) n=42 parents
(n=20 Bangladeshi,
n=22 other)		 Qualitative interviews
Douglas, 201141 UK Diabetes South Asians n=1319 potential recruits Descriptive review of recruitment experiences
Rooney, 201139 UK Asthma South Asians n=58 people with asthma Qualitative focus groups
Samsudeen, 201142 UK Diabetes–Obesity South Asians n=22 health professionals,
n=27 community workers		 Quantitative survey
Stirland, 201140 USA/UK Asthma South Asians n=36 researchers Qualitative interviews
Sheikh, 20099 USA/UK Asthma South Asians n=36 researchers
(19 UK, 17 USA),
n=10 community members		 Qualitative interviews
Lloyd, 200843 UK Diabetes South Asians (Sylheti and Mirpuri people from Bangladesh) n=31 participants Qualitative interviews
Mohammadi, 200844 Australia Hospitalised Patients Islamic South Asians n=13 participants enrolled Interpretive hermeneutic study
Krupp, 200745 India Reproductive Health Research South Asian women n=918 enrolled participants Prospective cohort study
Hussain-Gambles, 200632 UK Clinical Trials South Asian health professional and lay persons n=25 health professionals,
n=60 lay persons		 Qualitative interviews
Hussain-Gambles*, 2004*27 UK Clinical Trials South Asians n=25 health professionals,
n=60 lay persons,
n=15 trial participants		 Literature review and qualitative interviews
Shelton, 200446 USA Spousal Abuse South Asian women (Bangladeshi) n=2 researchers;
number of participants NR		 Qualitative survey

*Some common data between publications.

NR, not reported.