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Gender-sensitive reporting in medical research Heidari, Shirin; Abdool Karim, Quarraisha; Auerbach, Judith D; Buitendijk, Simone E; Cahn, Pedro; Curno, Mirjam J; Hankins, Catherine; Katabira, Elly; Kippax, Susan; Marlink, Richard; et al.

Abstract

Sex and gender differences influence the health and wellbeing of men and women. Although studies have drawn attention to observed differences between women and men across diseases, remarkably little research has been pursued to systematically investigate these underlying sex differences. Women continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials, and even in studies in which both men and women participate, systematic analysis of data to identify potential sex-based differences is lacking. Standards for reporting of clinical trials have been established to ensure provision of complete, transparent and critical information. An important step in addressing the gender imbalance would be inclusion of a gender perspective in the next Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guideline revision. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, as a set of well-recognized and widely used guidelines for authors and biomedical journals, should similarly emphasize the ethical obligation of authors to present data analyzed by gender as a matter of routine. Journal editors are also promoters of ethical research and adequate standards of reporting, and requirements for inclusion of gender analyses should be integrated into editorial policies as a matter of urgency.

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Title
Gender-sensitive reporting in medical research
Creator
Heidari, Shirin; Abdool Karim, Quarraisha; Auerbach, Judith D; Buitendijk, Simone E; Cahn, Pedro; Curno, Mirjam J; Hankins, Catherine; Katabira, Elly; Kippax, Susan; Marlink, Richard; Marsh, Joan; Marusic, Ana; Nass, Heidi M; Montaner, Julio; Pollitzer, Elizabeth; Ruiz-Cantero, Maria T; Sherr, Lorraine; Sow, Papa S; Squires, Kathleen; Wainberg, Mark A
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2012-03-08
Description
Sex and gender differences influence the health and wellbeing of men and women. Although studies have drawn attention to observed differences between women and men across diseases, remarkably little research has been pursued to systematically investigate these underlying sex differences. Women continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials, and even in studies in which both men and women participate, systematic analysis of data to identify potential sex-based differences is lacking. Standards for reporting of clinical trials have been established to ensure provision of complete, transparent and critical information. An important step in addressing the gender imbalance would be inclusion of a gender perspective in the next Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guideline revision. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, as a set of well-recognized and widely used guidelines for authors and biomedical journals, should similarly emphasize the ethical obligation of authors to present data analyzed by gender as a matter of routine. Journal editors are also promoters of ethical research and adequate standards of reporting, and requirements for inclusion of gender analyses should be integrated into editorial policies as a matter of urgency.
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Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-02-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0224092
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56962
Affiliation
Other UBC; Non UBC
Citation
Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2012 Mar 08;15(1):11
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1758-2652-15-11
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Heidari et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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