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. 2021 Mar 5;18(5):2625. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052625

Table 1.

Summary of inclusion and exclusion criteria that were used to identify Inuit country food and health in pregnancy and childhood literature (1995–2019). “X” indicates criterion was used at each respective level of screening.

Criteria Study Characteristic Level 1 Screen:
Title & Abstract
Level 2 Screen:
Full Text
Date Inclusion:
  • Date of publication was 1995 or later

X
Population Inclusion:
  • Inuit as defined by Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)

X X
  • Pregnant women, cord blood, children 0–10 years

X
Exclusion:
  • Indigenous groups not meeting ICC definition of Inuit

X X
  • Inuit living outside of Inuit homelands (e.g., in southern urban settings)

X X
  • Non-pregnant women, children age >10 years

X
Food Inclusion:
  • Country food discussed in at least 4 sentences

X
Exclusion:
  • Assessment only on retail food (e.g., store-bought food)

X X
  • Focus on animals not considered food source (e.g., fox, raven)

X X
Human Health Inclusion:
  • Any human health, wellness, nutrition, syndrome, and/or disease outcome (including breastfeeding, food security)

X X
  • Animal health of food source animals

X X
Exclusion:
  • Focus on animal health of non-food source animal (e.g., fox, raven)

X X
Study Design Inclusion:
  • Primary research study, including case studies

X
Exclusion:
  • PhD thesis, government reports, conference proceedings

X