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Authorship Inequity in Global Health Research Conducted in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Published in High-Income Country Family Medicine Journals

Alyssa Vecchio, Bridget Nandawula, Kelsey Sawyer, James Akiruga Amisi, Daria Szkwarko and Kathy Z. Chang
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2025, 23 (3) 223-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240431
Alyssa Vecchio
1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Bridget Nandawula
3Engeye, Inc, Albany, New York
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Kelsey Sawyer
2The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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James Akiruga Amisi
4Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya
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Daria Szkwarko
2The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Kathy Z. Chang
1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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vol. 23 no. 3 223-230
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https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240431

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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication September 2, 2024
  • Revision received December 9, 2024
  • Accepted for publication January 29, 2025
  • Published online May 27, 2025.

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  1. Alyssa Vecchio, MD1,2⇑*,
  2. Bridget Nandawula, MPH3,*,
  3. Kelsey Sawyer, MS2,*,
  4. James Akiruga Amisi, MBChB, MMed4,**,
  5. Daria Szkwarko, DO, MPH2,** and
  6. Kathy Z. Chang, MD, MPH1,**
  1. 1University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  2. 2The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
  3. 3Engeye, Inc, Albany, New York
  4. 4Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Alyssa Vecchio, Department of Family Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical, School of Brown University, 111 Brewster St, Providence, RI 02860, alyssa_vecchio{at}brown.edu
  1. ↵* These authors contributed equally as co–first authors.

  2. ↵** These authors contributed equally as co–senior authors.

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