|
Variable
|
Categories
|
Frequency
|
Percent
|
|---|
|
Publication year
|
2000–01
|
9
|
5.5
|
|
2002–03
|
16
|
9.8
|
|
2004–05
|
14
|
8.5
|
|
2006–07
|
20
|
12.2
|
|
2008–09
|
21
|
12.8
|
|
2010–11
|
24
|
14.6
|
|
2012–13
|
60
|
36.6
|
|
Country
|
Palestine
|
56
|
34.1
|
|
Lebanon
|
29
|
17.7
|
|
Sudan
|
28
|
17.1
|
|
Jordan
|
26
|
15.9
|
|
Othersa
|
25
|
15.2
|
|
Research participants
|
Composition
|
Internally displaced
|
91
|
55.5
|
|
Refugees
|
65
|
39.6
|
|
Othersb
|
8
|
4.9
|
|
Age groups
|
Adults/older adults
|
108
|
65.9
|
|
Children
|
30
|
18.3
|
|
All age groups
|
26
|
15.9
|
|
Research characteristics
|
Discipline
|
Public Health
|
103
|
62.8
|
|
Social
|
34
|
20.7
|
|
Biomedical
|
12
|
7.3
|
|
Othersc
|
15
|
9.1
|
|
Methodology
|
Quantitative
|
94
|
57.3
|
|
Qualitative
|
56
|
34.1
|
|
Mixed methods
|
14
|
8.5
|
|
Other descriptors
|
First author affiliation
|
Arab
|
82
|
50.0
|
|
Non-Arab
|
82
|
50.0
|
|
Author collaboration
|
National
|
34
|
20.7
|
|
Regional
|
5
|
3.0
|
|
International
|
83
|
50.6
|
|
Solo author
|
42
|
25.6
|
|
Funding sources
|
International
|
51
|
31.1
|
|
UN Organizations
|
5
|
3.0
|
|
Mixedd
|
12
|
7.3
|
|
No funding
|
7
|
4.3
|
|
Not mentioned
|
81
|
49.4
|
|
Journal type
|
National
|
2
|
1.2
|
|
Regional
|
13
|
7.9
|
|
International
|
149
|
90.9
|
|
Journal submission guidelines
|
Code of ethics requirement
|
115
|
70.6
|
|
No requirement
|
48
|
29.4
|
|
Ethical research conduct
|
Institutional approval
|
Yes
|
IRB/ REC
|
50
|
30.5
|
|
Otherse
|
29
|
17.7
|
|
Total
|
79
|
48.2
|
|
No/ Not mentioned
|
85
|
51.8
|
|
Access to the community/research site
|
Yes
|
90
|
54.9
|
|
Not mentioned
|
74
|
45.1
|
|
Informed consent and/or assent
|
Yes
|
88
|
53.7
|
|
Not mentioned
|
76
|
46.3
|
- aOther countries include Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, KSA, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen and a combination of 2 or more Arab States together
- bOther research populations include special interest groups such as health care professionals
- cExample of other study types include anthropological studies
- dMixed funding includes concurrent funding from several sources such as the WHO and academic institutions
- fOther institutional approval types include Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health
