Lead Author | Date | Nature of Intervention | Level of 'stepping' | Is 'stepping' randomised? | Primary outcome measure |
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Gambia Hepatitis Study Group [4] | 1987 | Hepatitis B vaccination | Vaccination team | Yes | Liver cancer rates/Vaccine efficacy |
Cook [17] | 1996 | Educational programme | Cohort | Yes | Health Behaviour Questionnaire measures |
Wilmink [19] | 1999 | Screening programme | Surgery and Individual | Surgery – not stated; individual – yes | Incidence and mortality of RAAAs |
Somerville [14] | 2002 | Improvements to housing | Sets of houses | Yes | Respiratory Health Symptoms |
Fairley [15] | 2003 | Education programme and individual plans | Not stated | Yes | Proportion of missed doses |
Hughes [12] | 2003 | Provision of Nevirapine to pregnant HIV+ women | Pre-natal clinic | Not stated | Mother to child HIV transmission |
Levy [16] | 2004 | Education programme and individual plans | Individual | Yes | Proportion of missed doses |
Priestly [22] | 2004 | Critical care outreach teams | Ward | Yes – in pairs | Rate of in-hospital deaths |
Bailey [18] | 2004 | Provision of piped water to house yards | District | Not stated | Water quality |
Grant [20] | 2005 | Screening and Isoniazid therapy | Individual | Yes | TB episodes >90 days after clinic entry |
Ciliberto [21] | 2005 | Home-based therapy with ready to use therapeutic food | Rehab unit | Not stated | Attainment WHZ score >-2/Death |
Chaisson [13] | 2005 | Screening and treatment for TB | Clinic | Yes | TB Incidence |