A systematic tale of two differing reviews
Evaluating the evidence on public and private sector quality of primary care in low and middle income countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19534579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jorge Coarasa, Jorge A Coarasa, Jishnu Das (0000-0002-5909-3585, World Bank), Elizabeth Gummerson (0000-0002-5097-0588, AIDS United), Asaf Bitton (0000-0002-3633-3806, Brigham and Women's Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-24 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Globalization and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-8603 • E-ISSN: 1744-8603 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12992-017-0246-4 |
| PMID | 28403871 |
| OpenAlex | W2606749129 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
Systematic reviews are powerful tools for summarizing vast amounts of data in controversial areas; but their utility is limited by methodological choices and assumptions. Two systematic reviews of literature on the quality of private sector primary care in low and middle income countries (LMIC), published in the same journal within a year, reached conflicting conclusions. The difference in findings reflects different review methodologies, but more importantly, a weak underlying body of literature. A detailed examination of the literature cited in both reviews shows that only one of the underlying studies met the gold standard for methodological robustness. Given the current policy momentum on universal health coverage and primary health care reform across the globe, there is an urgent need for high quality empirical evidence on the quality of private versus public sector primary health care in LMIC
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Globe · Health care · Health economics · Health services research · Low and middle income countries · MEDLINE · Political science · Private sector · Public economics · Public health · Public sector · Social policy · Systematic review · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Health Policy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |