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Evidence for Action is a series of articles that present key findings from systematic reviews of health care interventions. It is designed to help decision-makers cope with the ever-increasing volume of health literature through targeted summaries of reviews that evaluate the effects of health care interventions.
View the Evidence for Action articles by issue area
All | Child Health | HIV/AIDS | Infectious Diseases | Policy/Practice | Women's Health | Other
Current Issue:
Issue 19 | January 2004
What is the effect of Hib vaccines on mortality and morbidity in children?
Issue 18 | December 2003
Constant support of women during childbirth improves satisfaction and outcomes
Issue 17 | November 2003
Does male circumcision reduce risk of acquiring HIV?
Issue 16 | September 2003
Which anticonvulsants are beneficial in pre-eclampsia?
Issue 15 | July 2003
Does handwashing with soap reduce the risk of diarrhea?
Issue 14 | May 2003
Does iron supplementation increase the risk of infectious diseases in children?
Issue 13 | April 2003
Are peer-delivered health promotion interventions effective for young people?
Issue 12 | March 2003
What factors facilitate the use of research evidence by health policy makers?
Issue 11 | February 2003
Nonoxynol-9 does not protect against vaginally acquired HIV and other STIs.
Issue 10 | January 2003
What strategies increase response rates to mail surveys?
Issue 9 | December 2002
What works for preventing sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS in heterosexual men?
Issue 8 | November 2002
Vitamin A supplementation in pregnancy does not reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Issue 7 | October 2002
Routine anticonvulsants for cerebral malaria associated with fewer convulsions but more deaths
Issue 6 | August 2002
Does increasing the number of drugs in antiretroviral combination therapies improve outcomes in HIV infected persons?
Issue 5 | May 2002
Fewer Antenatal Visits as Effective as Standard Antenatal-Visits Model
Issue 4 | February 2002
Melatonin effective for preventing or reducing jet lag from air travel
Issue 3 | January 2002
Condoms reduce, but do not eliminate, risk of heterosexual HIV transmission
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Point/Counterpoint
"Let's Not Equivocate - Condoms Work Well"; Willard Cates, Jr., MD, MPH, President, Family Health International
"Making Pragmatic Decisions In an Uncertain World "; Nandi Siegfried, MD, MPH, South African Cochrane Centre, Medical Research Council
"The Perils of Interpreting Evidence"; Colleen Murphy, Research & Analysis, Global Health Council responds to Drs. Cates and Siegfried's thought-provoking commentary. |
Issue 2 | December 2001
Lack of evidence that directly observed therapy (DOT) improves cure or treatment completion rates in patients with tuberculosis
Read the response from World Health Organization:
"DOT, DOTS and the Need to Act Now"
Issue 1 | November 2001
Reduced osmolarity oral rehydration solution (ORS) more effective than standard WHO solution for treating acute diarrhea in children
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