TY - JOUR AU - López-Alcalde, Jesús AU - Stallings, Elena AU - Cabir Nunes, Sheila AU - Fernández Chávez, Abelardo AU - Daheron, Mathilde AU - Bonfill Cosp, Xavier AU - Zamora, Javier PY - 2019 DA - 2019/03/15 TI - Consideration of sex and gender in Cochrane reviews of interventions for preventing healthcare-associated infections: a methodology study JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 169 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common and increase morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Their control continues to be an unresolved issue worldwide. HAIs epidemiology shows sex/gender differences. Thus the lack of consideration of sex/gender in Cochrane reviews will limit their applicability and capacity to support informed decisions. This study aims to describe the extent to which Cochrane reviews of interventions for preventing HAIs consider sex and gender. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4001-9 DO - 10.1186/s12913-019-4001-9 ID - López-Alcalde2019 ER -