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Table 1 Search strategy for identification of eligible reviews

From: Advances in childhood immunisation in South Africa: where to now? Programme managers’ views and evidence from systematic reviews

A. Interventions directed at healthcare workers

Health Systems Evidence:

Health system topic

Provider-targeted strategy

Type of synthesis

Systematic review OR policy brief OR systematic review protocol

Type of question

Effectiveness

Publication date range

2000 to 2010

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR):

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(Training OR education OR workshop OR supervision OR (outreach AND visit*) OR (audit AND feedback) OR monitoring) AND (“Immunization”[Mesh] OR “Vaccination”[Mesh] OR “ Immunization Programs”[Mesh])

Limits

None

Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE):

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(Training OR education OR workshop OR supervision OR (outreach AND visit*) OR (audit AND feedback) OR monitoring) AND (“Immunization”[Mesh] OR “Vaccination”[Mesh] OR “Immunization Programs”[Mesh])

Limits

None

PubMed:

Search terms

(Training OR education OR workshop OR supervision OR (outreach AND visit*) OR (audit AND feedback) OR monitoring) AND (“Immunization”[Mesh] OR “Vaccination”[Mesh] OR “Immunization Programs”[Mesh])

Publication date

01 January 2000 to 31 December 2010

Publication type

Reviews

B. Interventions directed at parents or communities

Health Systems Evidence:

Health system topic

Consumer-directed strategy

Type of synthesis

Systematic review OR policy brief OR systematic review protocol

Type of question

Effectiveness

Publication date range

2000 to 2010

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR):

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(mobiliz* OR mobilis* OR communicat* OR advoca*) AND (“Immunization”[Mesh] OR “Vaccination”[Mesh] OR “Immunization Programs”[Mesh])

Limits

None