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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria modified from Villaroel et al. [24]

From: A scoping review of academic and grey literature on migrant health research conducted in Scotland

Inclusion criteria

Articles were included if:

• Research was based on primary or secondary data on the health of migrants in Scotland

• Research was based on primary or secondary data on the health of migrants in the United Kingdom or Europe, including Scotland, provided that Scottish data was recorded separately within results

• Research was based on primary or secondary data about the health of Minority Ethnic people in Scotland provided that place of birth was clearly recorded and effect of birthplace on results shown.

• In English language

• Published from January 2002 to March 2023

• Research incorporated  qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods

Exclusion criteria

Articles were excluded if:

• No analysis of primary or secondary data was included, i.e., editorial, discussion articles, study protocols, methods papers, literature reviews.

• Medical case reports

• Non-human studies

• Non-migrant health studies, including studies on Minority Ethnic people who were born in Scotland.

• Research on migrants from elsewhere in the United Kingdom

• Migrant studies in other countries

• Studies on internal migrants within Scotland either moving from one Scottish area to another or from another part of the United Kingdom to Scotland.

• No full text available

• Studies about migrants in Scotland, but not related to their health status and not conducted in healthcare settings