期刊
ECLINICALMEDICINE
卷 52, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101606
关键词
COVID-19; Gender; Bibliometric; LMIC; Authorship
资金
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-018007]
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-018007] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
This study examines the association between COVID-19 burden, LMIC-based authorship, and academic publications related to COVID-19 and women's well-being in low- and middle-income countries. The findings show that COVID-19 cases and case fatality ratios are positively associated with the number of publications in this area, particularly in upper-middle-income countries. Additionally, LMIC-based authors have a significant role in these publications.
Background Published literature documents tremendous gender inequities in the social, economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but less evidence has come from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and even less from LMIC-based authors. We examine whether a) COVID-19 burden and b) LMIC-based authorship were associated with academic publications related to COVID-19 and women's well-being in LMICs. Methods We reviewed academic articles on COVID-19 and women's well-being in LMICs published between February 2020 and May 2021 (n=1076 articles), using six electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, EconLit, RePeC, NBER). Multilevel, mixed effects linear regressions assessed the relationships between each of our independent variables - a) COVID-19 burden (cases/100 population, deaths/100 population, deaths/cases) and b) author's country of primary affiliation, with publications related to COVID-19 and women's well-being, both overall and stratified by country income group. Findings Eight-eight percent of articles had lead and/or senior authors affiliated with in-country institutions. Linear mixed effect models indicate that COVID-19 cases and case fatality ratios in a country were significantly and positively associated with the number of publications related to COVID-19 and women's well-being, though these relationships were significant only in upper-middle income group countries in stratified analyses. LMIC lead and senior authorship were also significantly and positively associated with our outcome, after adjusting for COVID-19 burden. Interpretation While the majority of COVID-19 research examining women's well-being in LMICs in the first year and a half of the pandemic included country-affiliated author leadership, there were important gaps in representation. Findings highlight the importance of LMIC-based scholars to build local and gendered research in crises. Copyright (C) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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