Alternatives to randomisation in the evaluation of public-health interventions: statistical analysis and causal inference

S Cousens (1) , J Hargreaves (1) , C Bonell (1) , B Armstrong (1) , J Thomas (2) , B R Kirkwood (1) , R Hayes (1)

1 LSHTM - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
2 EPPI Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London

In non-randomised evaluations of public-health interventions statistical methods to control confounding will usually be required. We review approaches to the control of confounding and discuss issues in drawing causal inference from these studies.

Mots clés: EVALUATION ME; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; RANDOMISED TRIALS; STATISTICS ME

S Cousens, J Hargreaves, C Bonell, B Armstrong, J Thomas, et al.. Alternatives to randomisation in the evaluation of public-health interventions: statistical analysis and causal inference. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 65 (7), pp.jech.2008.082610v1. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.082610⟩. ⟨hal-00600742⟩