Database	Search String
PubMed	(africa[tiab] OR african[tiab] OR africans[tiab] OR “africa”[MeSH Terms] OR afro[tiab] OR black[tiab] OR “african continental ancestry group”[MeSH Terms] OR “african americans”[MeSH Terms] OR Angola[tiab] OR Angolan[tiab] OR Benin[tiab] OR Beninese[tiab] OR Botswana[tiab] OR Motswana[tiab] OR Batswana[tiab] OR “Burkina Faso”[tiab] OR Burkinabe[tiab] OR Burundi[tiab] OR Burundian[tiab] OR Cameroon[tiab] OR Cameroonian[tiab] OR “Cape Verde”[tiab] OR “Cape Verdean”[tiab] OR “Central African Republic”[tiab] OR “Central African”[tiab] OR Chad[tiab] OR Chadian[tiab] OR Comoros[tiab] OR Comorian[tiab] OR “Republic of the Congo”[tiab] OR Congolese[tiab] OR Djibouti[tiab] OR Djiboutian[tiab] OR “Equatorial Guinea”[tiab] OR “Equatorial Guinean”[tiab] OR Equatoguinean[tiab] OR Eritrea[tiab] OR Eritrean[tiab] OR Ethiopia[tiab] OR Ethiopian[tiab] OR Gabon[tiab] OR Gabonese[tiab] OR Gambia[tiab] OR Gambian[tiab] OR Ghana[tiab] OR Ghanaian[tiab] OR Guinea[tiab] OR Guinean[tiab] OR “Guinea-Bissau”[tiab] OR “Bissau-Guinean”[tiab] OR “Ivory Coast”[tiab] OR Ivorian[tiab] OR Kenya[tiab] OR Kenyan[tiab] OR Lesotho[tiab] OR Mosotho[tiab] OR Basotho[tiab] OR Liberia[tiab] OR Liberian[tiab] OR Madagascar[tiab] OR Malagasy[tiab] OR Malawi[tiab] OR Malawian[tiab] OR Mali[tiab] OR Malian[tiab] OR Mauritania[tiab] OR Mauritanian[tiab] OR Mauritius[tiab] OR Mauritian[tiab] OR Mozambique[tiab] OR Mozambican[tiab] OR Namibia[tiab] OR Namibian[tiab] OR Niger[tiab] OR Nigerien[tiab] OR Nigeria[tiab] OR Nigerian[tiab] OR Rwanda[tiab] OR Rwandan[tiab] OR “Sao Tome and Principe”[tiab] OR Senegal[tiab] OR Senegalese[tiab] OR Seychelles[tiab] OR Seychellois[tiab] OR “Sierra Leone”[tiab] OR “Sierra Leonean”[tiab] OR Somalia[tiab] OR Somalian[tiab] OR “South Africa”[tiab] OR “South African”[tiab] OR “South Sudan”[tiab] OR “South Sudanese”[tiab] OR Sudan[tiab] OR Sudanese[tiab] OR Swaziland[tiab] OR Swazi[tiab] OR Tanzania[tiab] OR Tanzanian[tiab] OR Togo[tiab] OR Uganda[tiab] OR Ugandan[tiab] OR Zambia[tiab] OR Zambian[tiab] OR Zimbabwe[tiab] OR Zimbabwean[tiab] OR anguilla[tiab] OR anguillian[tiab] OR “Antigua and Barbuda”[tiab] OR antiguan[tiab] OR barbudan[tiab] OR aruba[tiab] OR aruban[tiab] OR bahamas[tiab] OR bahamian[tiab] OR barbados[tiab] OR barbadian[tiab] OR belize[tiab] OR belizean[tiab] OR bermuda[tiab] OR bermudian[tiab] OR “British Virgin Islands”[tiab] OR caribbean[tiab] OR “Cayman Islands”[tiab] OR “Costa Rica”[tiab] OR “Costa Rican”[tiab] OR cuba[tiab] OR cuban[tiab] OR curacao[tiab] OR curacaoans[tiab] OR dominica[tiab] OR “Dominican Republic”[tiab] OR dominican[tiab] OR grenada[tiab] OR grenadine[tiab] OR guadeloupe[tiab] OR guadeloupean[tiab] OR guyana[tiab] OR guyanese[tiab] OR haiti[tiab] OR haitian[tiab] OR honduras[tiab] OR honduran[tiab] OR jamaica[tiab] OR jamaican[tiab] OR martinique[tiab] OR martiniquais[tiab] OR montserrat[tiab] OR montserratian[tiab] OR nevis[tiab] OR nicaragua[tiab] OR nicaraguan[tiab] OR panama[tiab] OR panamanian[tiab] OR “Puerto Rico”[tiab] OR “Puerto Rican”[tiab] OR “St. Barts”[tiab] OR “St. Christopher”[tiab] OR “St. Croix”[tiab] OR “St. Johns”[tiab] OR “St. Kitts and Nevis”[tiab] OR “St. Lucia”[tiab] OR “St. Martin”[tiab] OR “St. Thomas”[tiab] OR “St. Vincent”[tiab] OR vincentian[tiab] OR suriname[tiab] OR surinamese[tiab] OR “Trinidad and Tobago”[tiab] OR trinidadian[tiab] OR trini[tiab] OR tobagonian[tiab] OR “US Virgin Islands”[tiab] OR venezuela[tiab] OR venezuelan[tiab] OR “Virgin Islands”[tiab] OR “West Indies”[tiab] OR “West Indian”[tiab]) AND (“Glycated Hemoglobin A”[mesh] OR “hemoglobin A1c”[tiab] OR “hba1c”[tiab] OR “A1C”[tiab]) AND (“2000/01/01”[PDAT]: “2020/01/01”[PDAT])
Scopus	(TITLE-ABS-KEY ((africa OR african OR africans OR afro OR black OR “african americans” OR blacks OR angola OR angolan OR benin OR beninese OR botswana OR motswana OR batswana OR “Burkina Faso” OR burkinabe OR burundi OR burundian OR cameroon OR cameroonian OR “Cape Verde” OR “Cape Verdean” OR “Central African Republic” OR “Central African” OR chad OR chadian OR comoros OR comorian OR “Republic of the Congo” OR congolese OR djibouti OR djiboutian OR “Equatorial Guinea” OR “Equatorial Guinean” OR equatoguinean OR eritrea OR eritrean OR ethiopia OR ethiopian OR gabon OR gabonese OR gambia OR gambian OR ghana OR ghanaian OR guinea OR guinean OR “Guinea-Bissau” OR “Bissau-Guinean” OR “Ivory Coast” OR ivorian OR kenya OR kenyan OR lesotho OR mosotho OR basotho OR liberia OR liberian OR madagascar OR malagasy OR malawi OR malawian OR mali OR malian OR mauritania OR mauritanian OR mauritius OR mauritian OR mozambique OR mozambican OR namibia OR namibian OR niger OR nigerien OR nigeria OR nigerian OR rwanda OR rwandan OR “Sao Tome and Principe” OR senegal OR senegalese OR seychelles OR seychellois OR “Sierra Leone” OR “Sierra Leonean” OR somalia OR somalian OR “South Africa” OR “South African” OR “South Sudan” OR “South Sudanese” OR sudan OR sudanese OR swaziland OR swazi OR tanzania OR tanzanian OR togo OR uganda OR ugandan OR zambia OR zambian OR zimbabwe OR zimbabwean OR anguilla OR anguillian OR “Antigua and Barbuda” OR antiguan OR barbudan OR aruba OR aruban OR bahamas OR bahamian OR barbados OR barbadian OR belize OR belizean OR bermuda OR bermudian OR “British Virgin Islands” OR caribbean OR “Cayman Islands” OR “Costa Rica” OR “Costa Rican” OR cuba OR cuban OR curacao OR curacaoans OR dominica OR “Dominican Republic” OR dominican OR grenada OR grenadine OR guadeloupe OR guadeloupean OR guyana OR guyanese OR haiti OR haitian OR honduras OR honduran OR jamaica OR jamaican OR martinique OR martiniquais OR montserrat OR montserratian OR nevis OR nicaragua OR nicaraguan OR panama OR panamanian OR “Puerto Rico” OR “Puerto Rican” OR “St. Barts” OR “St. Christopher” OR “St. Croix” OR “St. Johns” OR “St. Kitts and Nevis” OR “St. Lucia” OR “St. Martin” OR “St. Thomas” OR “St. Vincent” OR vincentian OR suriname OR surinamese OR “Trinidad and Tobago” OR trinidadian OR trini OR tobagonian OR “US Virgin Islands” OR venezuela OR venezuelan OR “Virgin Islands” OR “West Indies” OR “West Indian”)) AND DOCTYPE (ar OR re) AND PUBYEAR > 1999) AND (TITLE-ABS-KEY ((hba1c OR “glycosylated hemoglobin A” OR “glycated hemoglobin” OR “hemoglobin A1c” OR “glycated hemoglobin A”))) AND (LIMIT-TO (SUBJAREA, “MEDI”) OR LIMIT-TO (SUBJAREA, “NURS”) OR LIMIT-TO (SUBJAREA, “HEAL”) OR LIMIT-TO (SUBJAREA, “SOCI”)) AND (LIMIT-TO (LANGUAGE, “English”))
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)	(hba1c OR glycosylated hemoglobin A OR glycated hemoglobin OR “hemoglobin A1c” OR “glycated hemoglobin A”) AND (africa OR african OR africans OR afro OR black OR african americans OR blacks OR caribbean OR Angola OR Angolan OR Benin OR Beninese OR Botswana OR Motswana OR Batswana OR “Burkina Faso” OR Burkinabe OR Burundi OR Burundian OR Cameroon OR Cameroonian OR “Cape Verde” OR “Cape Verdean” OR “Central African Republic” OR “Central African” OR Chad OR Chadian OR Comoros OR Comorian OR “Republic of the Congo” OR Congolese OR Djibouti OR Djiboutian OR “Equatorial Guinea” OR “Equatorial Guinean” OR Equatoguinean OR Eritrea OR Eritrean OR Ethiopia OR Ethiopian OR Gabon OR Gabonese OR Gambia OR Gambian OR Ghana OR Ghanaian OR Guinea OR Guinean OR “Guinea-Bissau” OR “Bissau-Guinean” OR “Ivory Coast” OR Ivorian OR Kenya OR Kenyan OR Lesotho OR Mosotho OR Basotho OR Liberia OR Liberian OR Madagascar OR Malagasy OR Malawi OR Malawian OR Mali OR Malian OR Mauritania OR Mauritanian OR Mauritius OR Mauritian OR Mozambique OR Mozambican OR Namibia OR Namibian OR Niger OR Nigerien OR Nigeria OR Nigerian OR Rwanda OR Rwandan OR “Sao Tome and Principe” OR Senegal OR Senegalese OR Seychelles OR Seychellois OR “Sierra Leone” OR “Sierra Leonean” OR Somalia OR Somalian OR “South Africa” OR “South African” OR “South Sudan” OR “South Sudanese” OR Sudan OR Sudanese OR Swaziland OR Swazi OR Tanzania OR Tanzanian OR Togo OR Uganda OR Ugandan OR Zambia OR Zambian OR Zimbabwe OR Zimbabwean OR anguilla OR anguillian OR “Antigua and Barbuda” OR antiguan OR barbudan OR aruba OR aruban OR bahamas OR bahamian OR barbados OR barbadian OR belize OR belizean OR bermuda OR bermudian OR “British Virgin Islands” OR caribbean OR “Cayman Islands” OR “Costa Rica” OR “Costa Rican” OR cuba OR cuban OR curacao OR curacaoans OR dominica OR “Dominican Republic” OR dominican OR grenada OR grenadine OR guadeloupe OR guadeloupean OR guyana OR guyanese OR haiti OR haitian OR honduras OR honduran OR jamaica OR jamaican OR martinique OR martiniquais OR montserrat OR montserratian OR nevis OR nicaragua OR nicaraguan OR panama OR panamanian OR “Puerto Rico” OR “Puerto Rican” OR “St. Barts” OR “St. Christopher” OR “St. Croix” OR “St. Johns” OR “St. Kitts and Nevis” OR “St. Lucia” OR “St. Martin” OR “St. Thomas” OR “St. Vincent” OR vincentian OR suriname OR surinamese OR “Trinidad and Tobago” OR trinidadian OR trini OR tobagonian OR “US Virgin Islands” OR venezuela OR venezuelan OR “Virgin Islands” OR “West Indies” OR “West Indian”)