Approach to identifying research gaps on vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty in urban settings: scoping review protocol from the VERDAS consortium and reflections on the project's implementation

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Stéphanie DegrooteValéry Ridde

Abstract

This paper presents the overall approach undertaken by the "VEctor boRne DiseAses Scoping reviews" (VERDAS) consortium in response to a call issued by the Vectors, Environment and Society unit of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases hosted by the World Health Organization. The aim of the project was to undertake a broad knowledge synthesis and identify knowledge gaps regarding the control and prevention of vector-borne diseases in urban settings. The consortium consists of 14 researchers, 13 research assistants, and one research coordinator from seven different institutions in Canada, Colombia, Brazil, France, Spain, and Burkina Faso. A six-step protocol was developed for the scoping reviews undertaken by the consortium, based on the framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley and improved by Levac et al. In the first step, six topics were identified through an international eDelphi consultation. In the next four steps, the scoping reviews were conducted. The sixth step was the VERDAS workshop held in Colombia in March 2017. In this article, we discuss several methodological issues encountered and share our reflections on this work. We believe this protocol provides a strong example of an exhausti...Continue Reading

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Sep 4, 2018·Infectious Diseases of Poverty·Stéphanie DegrooteValéry Ridde
Apr 24, 2020·Infectious Diseases of Poverty·Diana María Castro-Arroyave, Luisa Fernanda Duque-Paz
Dec 18, 2019·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology·Racha FadlallahElie A Akl
May 18, 2019·Social Science & Medicine·Charlotte Pailliard TurenneValéry Ridde
May 9, 2021·International Journal for Equity in Health·Anthony CuValéry Ridde

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Software Mentioned

Zotero
eDelphi
VERDAS boRne DiseAses Scoping
Mixed Method Appraisal Tool ( MMAT )
SurveyMonkey
ASTAIRE
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VERDAS
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