Providing access to evidence-based information in reproductive health: the WHO Reproductive Health Library for developing countries

Electronic retrieval of health information by healthcare providers to improve practice and patient care

“…Of the 20 excluded studies, six did not meet EPOC study design criteria (Deurenberg 2008; Dykes 2005; Gulmezoglu 1997; Rudin 1996; Rudin 1997; Sintchenko 2004); one did not assess active retrieval of information (Stewart 2005); two did not use objective assessment of behavior change (Alper 2005; Bullard 2004); and six assessed only knowledge outcomes (Butzlaff 2004; Casebeer 2003; D’Alessandro 2004; Elhadad 2005; Grad 2005; Southard 2003). Two studies did not target healthcare professionals (Di 2003; Kronick 2003);and one (Wyatt 1998) compared access to electronic materials as part of a multi-faceted intervention.…”