Ethnic Minority Populations

The protocol treats ethnicity and race as socially constructed categories that overlap with culture, language, ancestry, migration, and racialisation. Many studies group ethnic minority populations into broad categories that hide important within-group differences. The review defines ethnic minority populations as distinct ethnic, racial, cultural, linguistic, ancestral, or related heritage groups that are numerically smaller or socially marginalised in a national or regional context. Eligible studies must examine intersectionality in relation to ethnic minority health outcomes or healthcare utilisation outcomes. Marginalised Indigenous peoples are included when they are marginalised along ethnic, racial, or cultural axes, while their distinct colonial histories are recognised.