Menon 1962.
Methods | This is a RCT conducted in Inida, in which women were allotted to each group in the order they were registered. | |
Participants | Pregnant women between 16 weeks and 24 weeks whose haemoglobin level was at or above 10.5 gm% (14.5 gm = 100%) (n = 273). | |
Interventions | Group 1 was given 5 g of ferrous sulphate (n = 88). Group 2 was given 5 mg of folic acid (n = 90). Group 3 was given 5 g of ferrous sulphate and 5 mg of folic acid (n = 90). |
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Outcomes | Fall in pre‐delivery haemoglobin level (n = 273). | |
Notes | All the women were given multivitamin along with these treatments. In this review we compared group 1 with group 3. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | Quote: "subjects were allotted to each group in the order in which they registered". Comment: probably not done. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insuffient information on allocation concealment. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insuffient information to make any judgment regarding blinding. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Exclusion data with their reasons were not reported in the study. Attrition (> 20%) along with the reasons were reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Study seemed to be free from selective reporting. |
Other bias | Unclear risk | No other bias identified but insufficient information available to fully assess this 'Risk of bias' domain. |