Reporting guidelines in global health research
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Reporting guidelines have become important tools in health research. They improve the accuracy, completeness and transparency of reporting most important aspects of research studies [1]. This is particularly important not only for accurate evaluation of the methodological quality of research and validity of the results, but also increases the quality of evidence synthesis from health research for practical application [2]. Research that is not clearly reported leads to waste in research, distorts existing evidence and compromises the replication of research findings. It has been well demonstrated that the endorsement of the CONSORT – the first reporting guideline, developed for randomized controlled trials – increases the completeness of completeness of trial reporting in medical journals [2].
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