Table 2

Study characteristics.

First author, yearCountryResearch areaEthnic populationsSample sizeStudy design
Waheed, 201636 UKMental Health (Depression)South AsiansFive studies (n=292)Mixed-methods study
Brown, 201437 UKMental HealthSouth Asiansn=10 study participants; n=9 non-participants; n=5 researchersQualitative (thematic analysis of research diaries)
Garduno-Diaz, 201438 UKDiet and NutritionSouth Asiansn=300 adults, n=100 childrenLiterature review and dietary survey
Mac Neill, 201329 UKAsthma, Clinical TrialsMultiple ethnic groups (primarily Bangladeshi)n=42 parents (n=20 Bangladeshi, n=22 other)Qualitative interviews
Douglas, 201141 UKDiabetesSouth Asiansn=1319 potential recruitsDescriptive review of recruitment experiences
Rooney, 201139 UKAsthmaSouth Asiansn=58 people with asthmaQualitative focus groups
Samsudeen, 201142 UKDiabetes–ObesitySouth Asiansn=22 health professionals, n=27 community workersQuantitative survey
Stirland, 201140 USA/UKAsthmaSouth Asiansn=36 researchersQualitative interviews
Sheikh, 20099 USA/UKAsthmaSouth Asiansn=36 researchers (19 UK, 17 USA), n=10 community membersQualitative interviews
Lloyd, 200843 UKDiabetesSouth Asians (Sylheti and Mirpuri people from Bangladesh)n=31 participantsQualitative interviews
Mohammadi, 200844 AustraliaHospitalised PatientsIslamic South Asiansn=13 participants enrolledInterpretive hermeneutic study
Krupp, 200745 IndiaReproductive Health ResearchSouth Asian womenn=918 enrolled participantsProspective cohort study
Hussain-Gambles, 200632 UKClinical TrialsSouth Asian health professional and lay personsn=25 health professionals, n=60 lay personsQualitative interviews
Hussain-Gambles*, 2004*27 UKClinical TrialsSouth Asiansn=25 health professionals, n=60 lay persons, n=15 trial participantsLiterature review and qualitative interviews
Shelton, 200446 USASpousal AbuseSouth Asian women (Bangladeshi)n=2 researchers; number of participants NRQualitative survey

  • *Some common data between publications.

  • NR, not reported.