Sex/gender reporting and analysis in Campbell and Cochrane systematic reviews: a cross-sectional methods study

Ref ID 510
First Author J. Petkovic
Journal SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
Year Of Publishing 2018
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090880/pdf/13643_2018_Article_778.pdf
Keywords • General medical
• Campbell
• Cochrane
• Equity
Problem(s) • Failure to consider equity, different socioeconomic groups or disadvantaged populations
Number of systematic reviews included 688
Summary of Findings Results sections described sex/gender in 37% of Campbell reviews and 75% of Cochrane reviews. Methods sections included the highest reporting of sex/gender in both Campbell (50.8%) and Cochrane (83.1%) reviews. 62% of Campbell reviews and 86% of Cochrane reviews did not report sex/gender in the abstract but included sex/gender considerations in a later section.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes