Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004165

. 2015 Oct 22;9(10):e0004165.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004165. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making

Antonio Montresor ¹, David Addiss ², Marco Albonico ³, Said Mohammed Ali ³, Steven K Ault ⁴, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli ⁵, Amadou Garba ¹, Elkhan Gasimov ⁶, Theresa Gyorkos ⁷, Mohamed Ahmed Jamsheed ⁸, Bruno Levecke ⁹, Pamela Mbabazi ¹, Denise Mupfasoni ¹, Lorenzo Savioli ¹⁰, Jozef Vercruysse ⁹, Aya Yajima ¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Children Without Worms, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America.
³ WHO Collaborating Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania.
⁴ Neglected Infectious Diseases, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Regional Office for the Americas, Washington, DC, United States of America.
⁵ Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
⁶ Malaria, Other Vectorborne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁷ WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁸ Vector-Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Control, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India.
⁹ WHO Collaborating Centre for the Monitoring of Anthelminthic Drug Efficacy for Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
¹⁰ Global Schistosomiasis Alliance and Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania.
¹¹ Malaria, Other Vectorborne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines.

PMID: 26492178
PMCID: PMC4619606
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004165

Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making

Antonio Montresor et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015.

. 2015 Oct 22;9(10):e0004165.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004165. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Authors

Antonio Montresor ¹, David Addiss ², Marco Albonico ³, Said Mohammed Ali ³, Steven K Ault ⁴, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli ⁵, Amadou Garba ¹, Elkhan Gasimov ⁶, Theresa Gyorkos ⁷, Mohamed Ahmed Jamsheed ⁸, Bruno Levecke ⁹, Pamela Mbabazi ¹, Denise Mupfasoni ¹, Lorenzo Savioli ¹⁰, Jozef Vercruysse ⁹, Aya Yajima ¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Children Without Worms, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America.
³ WHO Collaborating Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania.
⁴ Neglected Infectious Diseases, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Regional Office for the Americas, Washington, DC, United States of America.
⁵ Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
⁶ Malaria, Other Vectorborne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁷ WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Parasite Epidemiology and Control, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
⁸ Vector-Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Control, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India.
⁹ WHO Collaborating Centre for the Monitoring of Anthelminthic Drug Efficacy for Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
¹⁰ Global Schistosomiasis Alliance and Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania.
¹¹ Malaria, Other Vectorborne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines.

PMID: 26492178
PMCID: PMC4619606
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004165

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[1] Hill GB. Archie Cochrane and his legacy. An internal challenge to physicians’ autonomy? J Clin Epidemiol. 2000;53(12):1189–92. - PubMed

[2] Hill GB. Archie Cochrane and his legacy. An internal challenge to physicians’ autonomy? J Clin Epidemiol. 2000;53(12):1189–92. - PubMed

[3] Shelton JD. Evidence-based public health: not only whether it works, but how it can be made to work practicably at scale. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2014;3:253–8. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Shelton JD. Evidence-based public health: not only whether it works, but how it can be made to work practicably at scale. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2014;3:253–8. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Smith GCS, Pell JP. Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenges: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMJ. 2003;327:1460–1. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Smith GCS, Pell JP. Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenges: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMJ. 2003;327:1460–1. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Dickson R, Awasthi S, Demellweek C, Williamson P. WITHDRAWN: Anthelmintic drugs for treating worms in children: effects on growth and cognitive performance (Cochrane Review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007. July 18;(2):CD000371. - PubMed

[8] Dickson R, Awasthi S, Demellweek C, Williamson P. WITHDRAWN: Anthelmintic drugs for treating worms in children: effects on growth and cognitive performance (Cochrane Review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007. July 18;(2):CD000371. - PubMed

[9] Taylor-Robinson DC, Maayan N, Soares-Weiser K, Donegan S, Garner P. Deworming drugs for soil-transmitted intestinal worms in children: effects on nutritional indicators, haemoglobin and school performance. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012; Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;11:CD000371 10.1002/14651858.CD000371.pub5 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Taylor-Robinson DC, Maayan N, Soares-Weiser K, Donegan S, Garner P. Deworming drugs for soil-transmitted intestinal worms in children: effects on nutritional indicators, haemoglobin and school performance. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012; Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;11:CD000371 10.1002/14651858.CD000371.pub5 - DOI - PubMed

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Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making

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Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making

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