Table 1 Search strategies applied in each database in order to identify publications examining interventions to reduce or prevent gender bias in clinical practice

Medline through Pubmed

A. ((bias [Title/Abstract] OR disparities [Title/Abstract] OR inequality [Title/Abstract] OR inequalities [Title/Abstract] OR inequity [Title/Abstract] OR inequities [Title/Abstract])) AND (intervention*[Title/Abstract] OR reduction [Title/Abstract]) AND healthcare AND gender

B. (gender [Title] OR “gender bias” [Title/Abstract] OR “Sexism”[Mesh] OR sexism [Title/Abstract] OR “Sex Factors”[Mesh] OR “Sex Factors” [Title/Abstract] OR “sex disparities” [Title/Abstract] OR “sex disparity” [Title/Abstract] OR “sex based” [Title/Abstract] OR “gender-based”[Title/Abstract]) AND (intervention [Title/Abstract] OR reduction [Title/Abstract]) AND (“health care” [Title/Abstract] OR healthcare [Title/Abstract] OR “health services”[Title/Abstract])

Scielo

((((ti:(gender))) OR (“gender bias” OR sexism OR “Sex Factors” OR “sex disparities” OR “sex disparity” OR “sex based” OR “gender-based”)) AND (intervention OR reduction)) AND (“health care” OR healthcare OR “health services”)

Web of science

(TS = (“health care” OR healthcare OR “health services”)) AND (TS = (intervention OR reduction)) AND (TS = (“gender bias” OR sexism OR “Sex Factors” OR “sex disparities” OR “sex disparity”)) AND TI = (gender)

Lilacs

gender [Palabras del título] OR “gender bias” OR sexism OR “Sex Factors” OR “sex disparities” OR “sex disparity” [Palabras] AND intervention OR reduction [Palabras] AND “health care” OR healthcare OR “health services” [Palabras]