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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 May 9;130:107216. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107216

Table 1: BEGIN Factorial Design.

Experimental Condition BEGIN Intervention Componentsa
Decision Aid Text Messaging
a On Off
b Off On
c On On
d Off Off
a

Main effects of an intervention component are estimated by comparing clinics in an experimental condition where the component is turned “On” to those where it is turned “Off.” For example, the main effect of the decision aid is (a+c) – (b+d).