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Table 2 Literature focus

From: Addressing indigenous health workforce inequities: A literature review exploring 'best' practice for recruitment into tertiary health programmes

Description of available literature

No. of articles

Country

 

   United States of America

37

   Australia

15

   New Zealand

13

   United Kingdom

3

   Canada

2

Population group

 

   Underrepresented minorities*

37

   Indigenous®

24

   Māori˜

12

   Pacific^

11

Health profession focus

 

   Medicine

40

   Nursing/Midwifery

31

   Dentistry

24

   Allied health professions§

20

   Pharmacy

11

Research methods

 

   Descriptive

55

   Student data analysis

34

   Surveys

24

   Interviews

14

   Focus Groups

11

   Workshops/seminars

10

Evidence of effectiveness

 

   New evidence of effectiveness

42

   Process of recruitment

35

   Promising workforce outcomes

26

   Workforce achievement

10

Discussion of barriers

42

  1. * Ethnic, non-indigenous, non-dominant groups who make up a small proportion of the population representing a mixture of African-American, Hispanic and/or Asian/US Pacific.
  2. ® The original inhabitants of a country representing a mixture of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Native American, Inuit, Metis or First Nation peoples.
  3. ~ Indigenous population of New Zealand
  4. ^ The heterogeneous composite of Pacific ethnic minority groups living in New Zealand (e.g. Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Māori)
  5. § A mixture of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health, Osteopathic Medicine, Health Sciences