Table 4 Socioeconomic status (SES): Proportion of respondents judging important differences exist for each question, across 10 systematic reviews
Proportion of respondents judging important differences exist across SES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average rating | Question 1: Patient differences | Question 2: Delivery of intervention | Question 3: Comparator | Description in systematic review | |
INTER-RATER AGREEMENT on Q1 ≥70% | |||||
Mass media for HIV testing | 87% | 100% | 83% | 78% | Radio and television interventions can be used in literate and non-literate communities; therefore applicable to LMIC |
Antidepressants for depression in primary care | 84% | 92% | 92% | 67% | SES not discussed |
Population tobacco control | 84% | 91% | 74% | 87% | Price increases are more effective in low-income populations. Smoking restrictions: no SES differences |
Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea | 89% | 83% | 92% | 92% | SES not discussed |
INTER-RATER AGREEMENT on Q1 <70% | |||||
Surgery for age-related cataract | 86% | 75% | 100% | 83% | In developing countries, access to expensive machines, volume of surgeries and skill of surgeons may be lower |
Psychological therapy for PTSD | 75% | 78% | 91% | 57% | SES not discussed |
ACT for malaria | 72% | 75% | 92% | 50% | SES not discussed |
Primary safety belt laws | 72% | 58% | 100% | 58% | More effective for lower use groups (e.g. African-American and Hispanic in USA) |
First line anti-hypertensives | 67% | 65% | 83% | 52% | SES differences not assessed. |
Vaccines MMR in children | 67% | 50% | 75% | 75% | SES not discussed. “effectiveness demonstrated world-wide” |
Fleiss Kappa | −0.001 | 0.105 | 0.04 | ||