Published in Syst Rev on June 17, 2013
Optimizing the delivery of contraceptives in low- and middle-income countries through task shifting: a systematic review of effectiveness and safety. Reprod Health (2015) 0.93
Community Health Workers as Support for Sickle Cell Care. Am J Prev Med (2016) 0.76
Improving the reporting quality of nonrandomized evaluations of behavioral and public health interventions: the TREND statement. Am J Public Health (2004) 10.12
Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement. BMJ (2008) 9.98
The reporting of methodological factors in randomized controlled trials and the association with a journal policy to promote adherence to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist. Control Clin Trials (2002) 3.62
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 1: What is evidence-informed policymaking? Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 3.32
Taking healthcare interventions from trial to practice. BMJ (2010) 3.27
Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2008) 3.09
Can we systematically review studies that evaluate complex interventions? PLoS Med (2009) 3.04
Strengthening evaluation and implementation by specifying components of behaviour change interventions: a study protocol. Implement Sci (2011) 2.54
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 9: Assessing the applicability of the findings of a systematic review. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.05
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 13. Applicability, transferability and adaptation. Health Res Policy Syst (2006) 1.80
Daily oral iron supplementation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 1.60
Still too little qualitative research to shed light on results from reviews of effectiveness trials: a case study of a Cochrane review on the use of lay health workers. Implement Sci (2011) 1.32
Avoidable waste in the production and reporting of research evidence. Obstet Gynecol (2009) 1.32
Reporting of adherence to medication in recent randomized controlled trials of 6 chronic diseases: a systematic literature review. Am J Med Sci (2007) 1.31
CONSORT adoption and quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials: a systematic analysis in two dermatology journals. Br J Dermatol (2009) 1.23
Intermittent oral iron supplementation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 1.08
Are leading medical journals following their own policies on CONSORT reporting? Contemp Clin Trials (2008) 0.94
Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 7.64
Use of qualitative methods alongside randomised controlled trials of complex healthcare interventions: methodological study. BMJ (2009) 5.68
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP). Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 3.93
The female community health volunteer programme in Nepal: decision makers' perceptions of volunteerism, payment and other incentives. Soc Sci Med (2010) 3.91
Task shifting of antiretroviral treatment from doctors to primary-care nurses in South Africa (STRETCH): a pragmatic, parallel, cluster-randomised trial. Lancet (2012) 3.69
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 14: Organising and using policy dialogues to support evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 3.45
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 13: Preparing and using policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 3.34
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 1: What is evidence-informed policymaking? Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 3.32
Taking healthcare interventions from trial to practice. BMJ (2010) 3.27
Can we systematically review studies that evaluate complex interventions? PLoS Med (2009) 3.04
Thou shalt versus thou shalt not: a meta-synthesis of GPs' attitudes to clinical practice guidelines. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 2.91
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 2.85
Non-specialist health worker interventions for the care of mental, neurological and substance-abuse disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 2.67
Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centred approach in clinical consultations. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 2.53
Translating research into policy and practice in developing countries: a case study of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia. BMC Health Serv Res (2005) 2.50
Thirty years after Alma-Ata: a systematic review of the impact of community health workers delivering curative interventions against malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Hum Resour Health (2011) 2.47
Summary-of-findings tables in Cochrane reviews improved understanding and rapid retrieval of key information. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.34
Effects and safety of periconceptional folate supplementation for preventing birth defects. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 2.31
Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: lessons learnt. BMC Med Res Methodol (2008) 2.28
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 4: Using research evidence to clarify a problem. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.15
User testing and stakeholder feedback contributed to the development of understandable and useful Summary of Findings tables for Cochrane reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.12
A review of health behaviour theories: how useful are these for developing interventions to promote long-term medication adherence for TB and HIV/AIDS? BMC Public Health (2007) 2.11
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 9: Assessing the applicability of the findings of a systematic review. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.05
What about N? A methodological study of sample-size reporting in focus group studies. BMC Med Res Methodol (2011) 2.04
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 10: Taking equity into consideration when assessing the findings of a systematic review. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.03
SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed policymaking in health 6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implemented. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 2.02
The emergence of community health worker programmes in the late apartheid era in South Africa: An historical analysis. Soc Sci Med (2010) 2.02
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 7: Finding systematic reviews. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.99
Evidence summaries tailored to health policy-makers in low- and middle-income countries. Bull World Health Organ (2010) 1.94
Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age (Review). Evid Based Child Health (2013) 1.87
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 3: Setting priorities for supporting evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.84
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 5: Using research evidence to frame options to address a problem. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.82
SUPPORT tools for evidence-informed policymaking in health 18: Planning monitoring and evaluation of policies. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.81
Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: rationale for and challenges of guidance development. PLoS Med (2012) 1.81
Hope is the pillar of the universe: health-care providers' experiences of delivering anti-retroviral therapy in primary health-care clinics in the Free State province of South Africa. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.74
Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 1.72
Expanding access to ART in South Africa: the role of nurse-initiated treatment. S Afr Med J (2010) 1.71
Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: linking guidance development to policy development. PLoS Med (2012) 1.68
Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 1.64
Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2016) 1.61
Implementing nurse-initiated and managed antiretroviral treatment (NIMART) in South Africa: a qualitative process evaluation of the STRETCH trial. Implement Sci (2012) 1.57
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 2: Improving how your organisation supports the use of research evidence to inform policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.54
Interprofessional collaboration in the hospital: strategies and meanings. J Health Serv Res Policy (2004) 1.54
A research and development agenda for systematic reviews that ask complex questions about complex interventions. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 1.44
Translating research into policy: lessons learned from eclampsia treatment and malaria control in three southern African countries. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.41
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 17: Dealing with insufficient research evidence. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.37
A comparative risk assessment for South Africa in 2000: towards promoting health and preventing disease. S Afr Med J (2007) 1.37
Translating research into maternal health care policy: a qualitative case study of the use of evidence in policies for the treatment of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia in South Africa. Health Res Policy Syst (2008) 1.36
Still too little qualitative research to shed light on results from reviews of effectiveness trials: a case study of a Cochrane review on the use of lay health workers. Implement Sci (2011) 1.32
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 12: Finding and using research evidence about resource use and costs. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.31
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 16: Using research evidence in balancing the pros and cons of policies. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.30
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 15: Engaging the public in evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst (2009) 1.30
A systematic review of qualitative evidence on barriers and facilitators to the implementation of task-shifting in midwifery services. Midwifery (2013) 1.24
User experiences of evidence-based online resources for health professionals: user testing of The Cochrane Library. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak (2008) 1.23
Policy development in malaria vector management in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Health Policy Plan (2010) 1.22
The impact of provider-initiated (opt-out) HIV testing and counseling of patients with sexually transmitted infection in Cape Town, South Africa: a controlled trial. Implement Sci (2010) 1.21
Task shifting and integration of HIV care into primary care in South Africa: the development and content of the streamlining tasks and roles to expand treatment and care for HIV (STRETCH) intervention. Implement Sci (2011) 1.20
Assessing the applicability of findings in systematic reviews of complex interventions can enhance the utility of reviews for decision making. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 1.18
Are vaccination programmes delivered by lay health workers cost-effective? A systematic review. Hum Resour Health (2009) 1.15
'Communicate to vaccinate' (COMMVAC). building evidence for improving communication about childhood vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a programme of research. Implement Sci (2011) 1.12
Can lay health workers increase the uptake of childhood immunisation? Systematic review and typology. Trop Med Int Health (2011) 1.10
Policymakers' and other stakeholders' perceptions of key considerations for health system decisions and the presentation of evidence to inform those considerations: an international survey. Health Res Policy Syst (2013) 1.10
Global maize production, utilization, and consumption. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2014) 1.10
Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials (2013) 1.06
"Communicate to vaccinate": the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2013) 1.04
Using qualitative interviews within medical education research: why we must raise the 'quality bar'. Med Educ (2006) 1.02
Provider experiences of the implementation of a new tuberculosis treatment programme: a qualitative study using the normalisation process model. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 1.00
Implementing large-scale programmes to optimise the health workforce in low- and middle-income settings: a multicountry case study synthesis. Trop Med Int Health (2014) 1.00
Strengthening public health in South Africa: building a stronger evidence base for improving the health of the nation. S Afr Med J (2007) 0.99
Effects and safety of periconceptional oral folate supplementation for preventing birth defects. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2015) 0.99
The provision of TB and HIV/AIDS treatment support by lay health workers in South Africa: a time-and-motion study. Hum Resour Health (2014) 0.97
Changing professional practice in tuberculosis care: an educational intervention. J Adv Nurs (2004) 0.96
Comparison of median urinary iodine concentration as an indicator of iodine status among pregnant women, school-age children, and nonpregnant women. Food Nutr Bull (2011) 0.96
Delivering integrated HIV services: time for a client-centred approach to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of people living with HIV? AIDS (2010) 0.94
Interventions aimed at communities to inform and/or educate about early childhood vaccination. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 0.94
Stakeholder views on the incorporation of traditional birth attendants into the formal health systems of low-and middle-income countries: a qualitative analysis of the HIFA2015 and CHILD2015 email discussion forums. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2014) 0.93
Integrating HIV care into nurse-led primary health care services in South Africa: a synthesis of three linked qualitative studies. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.92
Provider-initiated testing and counselling for HIV - from debate to implementation. S Afr Med J (2010) 0.91
Computer-generated patient education materials: do they affect professional practice? A systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2002) 0.91
Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children? New evidence from efficacy trials. Adv Nutr (2014) 0.91
Non-specialist health worker interventions for mental health care in low- and middle- income countries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2011) 0.87
Implementing a provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) intervention in Cape town, South Africa: a process evaluation using the normalisation process model. Implement Sci (2013) 0.87
Patients' experiences of an intervention to support tuberculosis treatment adherence in South Africa. J Health Serv Res Policy (2010) 0.85
Evidence that patients can understand and use? Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes (2008) 0.84
Maternal and child nutrition. Lancet (2013) 0.84
Nonrandomized studies are not always found even when selection criteria for health systems intervention reviews include them: a methodological study. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 0.83
Bridging the equity gap in maternal and child health: lay health workers may help bridge equity gap in maternal and child health. BMJ (2005) 0.83
Optimizing the world's nursing and midwifery roles to meet the Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health more effectively. J Adv Nurs (2014) 0.82
The WHO evidence-informed guideline development process and implications for vitamin and mineral research priorities: symposium rationale and summary. Adv Nutr (2013) 0.81
Health systems research training enhances workplace research skills: a qualitative evaluation. J Contin Educ Health Prof (2003) 0.81
Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: a qualitative process evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials (2014) 0.80