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Table 3 Source and date of existing recommendations

From: Supporting recommendations for childhood preventive interventions for primary health care: elaboration of evidence synthesis and lessons learnt

Types of interventions

Interventions

WHO

USPSTF

PrevInfad

CDC

NICE

Others

Single interventions

Vitamin D

2019

No

2009a

2018

2008

Global consensus, 2016

Vitamin K

2017

No

2010a

2018

2015

ESPGHAN, 2016

CADTH, 2015

Fluoride

2018

2014a

2011a

2001

2014

AAP, 2014

NHS, 2017

Multiple interventions

SIDS

AAPb

AAPb

2016a

AAPb

2015

AAP, 2016a

Unintentional injuriesc

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Screening interventions

Vision screening

No

2017a

2016a

2019

2015

AAP, 2016

RCPCH, 2019

UK NSC, 2013

Pulse oximetry for CCHD screening

No

No

No

2018

2015

AAP, 2019

AEP, 2018

RCPCH, 2019

UK NSC, 2014

IDA screening

2001

2015a

2011a

1998

No

AAP, 2010

UK NSC, 2017

ASD screening

2019

2016a

2017a

2015

2013d

AAP, 2015

CTFPHC, 2019

UK NSC, 2012

Language and speech delay screening

No

2015a

2017e

2019d

No

CTFPHC, 2016e

RCPCH, 2019

  1. Abbreviations: AAP American Academy of Pediatrics, AEP Spanish Paediatric Association (Asociación Española de Pediatría), ASD Autistic spectrum disorder, CADTH Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, CCHD Critical congenital heart defects, CDC Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, CTFPHC Canadian Task Force on Preventive Healthcare, ESPGHAN European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, IDA Iron deficiency anaemia, NA Not applicable, NHS National Health Service, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, RCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome, UK NSC United Kingdom National Screening Committee, USPSTF United States Preventive Services Task Force, WHO World Health Organization
  2. aThese sources include both recommendations and supporting evidence through an independent systematic review
  3. bThese institutions support and refer to the AAP recommendations for this topic
  4. cDue to the extent of this topic, a different approach was used for evidence synthesis. See corresponding article
  5. dSome information in this topic, although no clear recommendations were found
  6. eDocuments on the broader area of developmental delay