Table 3 Description of main characteristics of the 22 analysed interventions aimed at reduce gender bias in clinical practice

 Cardiovascular health

[24, 25, 29, 31, 33,34,35, 37,38,39,40, 42, 43]

 Sexual and reproductive health

[26,27,28, 30, 32]

 Gender based violence

[36]

 Unhealthy drinking

[45]

 Diabetes

[44]

 Renal failure

[41]

 Clinical decision support decision support guidelines and standardized protocols

[24, 25, 29, 31, 33,34,35, 37, 38, 40,41,42,43,44,45]

 Interventions that included staff, clinic, and community interventions

[27, 28, 30]

 Interventions managed by an all women team for female patients

[39]

 Gender sensitive improvements in data collection

[26, 32]

 Routine screening for gender violence

[36]

 Evaluation without comparison group, routine data.

[24, 25, 29, 38, 40, 41, 43]

 Evaluation with pre and post comparison and routine data

[31, 33,34,35, 37, 42]

 Evaluation with randomised control and non-routine quantitative data

[39, 44]

 Evaluation with a non-randomised group, non-routine mixed data

[28, 32]

 Evaluation without comparison group and non-routine mixed data

[26, 36]

 Evaluation without comparison group and non-routine qualitative data

[30]

 Evaluation with pre and post comparison group, and non-routine quantitative data

[45]

 Evaluation with pre and post comparison and non-routine qualitative data

[27]

 Hospital

[24, 25, 29, 31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38, 40, 42, 43]

 Specialized care

[28, 39, 41, 45]

 Primary health care

[27, 44]

 Others

[26, 30]

 Successful or partially successful

[24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32, 34,35,36,37,38,39, 41,42,43,44]

 Not successful

[33, 40, 45]