Table 4 Studies exploring relationship between poverty indicators and invasive bacterial diseases
References | Location | Participants | Type of study | Type of infection | Poverty indicator used | Association of resistance with poverty indicator | Quality level (JBI) | Composite rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bocking [41] | Northwestern ON | 65 | Cross-sectional | Invasive Group A Strep | Indigenous, remote | Indigenous higher prevalence, positive for resistance | IV | Low |
Bruce [42] | Alaska, Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Greenland | 11,244 | Cross-sectional | S. pneumoniae invasive disease | Indigenous | Indigenous higher prevalence, insufficient data on association with resistance | IV | Low |
Cerqueira [43] | Thunder Bay, ON | 24 | Case series | H. influenzae disease | Indigenous | Indigenous higher prevalence, insufficient data on association with resistance | IV | Low |
Gounder [44] | North American Arctic, Canada, Alaska, Greenland | 247 (74 Canada) | Retrospective review | Bacterial meningitis | Indigenous | Indigenous higher prevalence, insufficient data on association with resistance | IV | Low |
Helferty [45] | Northern Canada (NWT, Nunavik, North Labrador, QC) | 433 | Cross-sectional | S. pneumoniae invasive disease | Indigenous, remote | Indigenous higher prevalence, insufficient data on association with resistance | IV | Low |