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. 2009 Apr 15;2009(2):CD003030. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003030.pub2

Santoso 1996.

Methods Cluster RCT 
 Follow up: 
 providers: NOT CLEAR 
 patients: N/A 
 Blinded assessment: NOT CLEAR 
 Baseline: DONE 
 Reliable outcomes: DONE 
 Protection against contamination: DONE
Overall quality: MODERATE
Participants 6 districts with 15 health centers randomly selected from each district. 
 Country: Indonesia 
 Proportion of eligible providers who participated: 100% 
 Community‐based care
Academic/Teaching setting: NOT CLEAR 
 Type of targeted behaviour: Prescribing (appropriate use of drugs) 
 Complexity of targeted behaviour: LOW
Interventions 1. CME: 2‐hr interactive small group face‐to‐face intervention at the health centre, 8‐12 participants 
 2. CME: 2‐hr didactic seminar with 60‐80 participants 
 3. No intervention control
Outcomes Professional practice: % increase in use of oral rehydration therapy 
 Patient: none 
 Seriousness of outcome: HIGH
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate