Table 1 Characteristics of 288 articles in review of ethical considerations: author nationality, funding source, investigation design
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Investigator’s Home Country, top four and other | |
 United States | 90 (31.3) |
 Australia | 43 (14.9) |
 Germany | 16 (5.6) |
 Canada | 15 (5.2) |
 Other | 124 (43.1) |
Primary Institution | |
 Academic institution | 212 (73.6) |
 Medical institution | 47 (16.3) |
 National government | 17 (5.9) |
 Nonprofit/nongovernmental organization | 7 (2.4) |
 State/local government | 2 (0.7) |
 Other | 3 (1.0) |
Primary Funding Source | |
 National government | 76 (26.4) |
 Academic institution | 46 (16.0) |
 Nonprofit/nongovernmental organization | 31 (10.8) |
 Medical institution | 21 (7.3) |
 Private | 14 (4.9) |
 State/local government | 4 (1.4) |
 Other | 13 (4.5) |
 None | 11 (3.8) |
 Unknown/not mentioned | 72 (25.0) |
 Investigation Design | |
 Cross-sectional | 234 (81.3) |
 Prospective cohort | 29 (10.1) |
 Randomized control trial | 7 (2.4) |
Other | 18 (6.3) |
 Investigation Type | |
 Observational | 249 (86.5) |
 Intervention | 39 (13.5) |
Time Point in Resettlement Process | |
 Displaced, refugee camp | 64 (22.2) |
 Displaced, non-refugee camp (e.g., urban refugee) | 31 (10.8) |
 Post-resettlement | 192 (66.7) |
 Both, displaced and post-resettlement | 1 (0.3) |
 Refugees Classified as Internally Displaced (among those displaced in camp or non-camp setting, n = 96) | 7 (7.3) |
 Investigation Conducted in Conflict Zone (among displaced in camp or non-camp setting, n = 96) | 3 (3.1) |