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. 2014 Aug 20;9:94. doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0094-z

Table 3.

Number and proportion of the 45 intervention arms reporting each of the 20 criteria a

Criteria Criteria reported Criteria not reported Criteria not applicable
N (%) N (%) N
Recipient 36 (80%) 9 (20%) 0
[35b, 36, 37c, 38, 40-44, 45b, 47b, 49b, 51b, 52c, 54, 55, 56b, 57b, 58, 59, 61, 63b, 64b] [39, 46, 48, 50, 53, 60, 62c]
Setting 36 (80%) 9 (20%) 0
[36, 37c, 39, 41-44, 45b, 47b, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53-55, 56b, 57-61, 62c, 64b] [35b, 38, 40, 46, 48, 57, 63b]
Provider delivering intervention 43 (96%) 2 (4%) 0
[35b, 36, 37c, 38, 40-44, 45b, 46, 47b, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53-55, 56b, 57b, 58-61, 62c, 63b, 64b] [39, 48]
Mode of delivery 45 (100%) 0(0%) 0
[35, 36, 37c, 38-44, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53-55, 56b, 57b, 58-61, 62c, 63b, 64b]
Timing of first and last contact 22 (49%) 23 (51%) 0
[38-40, 42, 43, 45b, 47b, 51b, 53, 56b, 57b, 59, 62, 63b, 64b] [35b, 36, 37c, 41, 44, 46, 48, 49b, 50, 52c, 54, 55, 58, 60, 61, 62b]
Total number of intended contacts 31 (69%) 14 (31%) 0
[37c, 38, 40-44, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 53, 55, 56b, 57b, 59-61, 62c, 63b, 64b] [35b, 36, 39, 45b, 46, 47b, 52c, 54, 58]
Total time period of intervention delivery 27 (60%) 18 (40%) 0
[35b, 37c, 38, 40-43, 45b, 48, 53, 56b, 57b, 58-62, 63b, 64b] [36, 39, 44, 46, 47b, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 54, 55, 62b]
Frequency of contact 33 (73%) 12 (27%) 0
[37c, 38, 40-43, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 49b, 51b, 53, 55, 56b, 57b, 59, 61, 62c, 63b, 64b] [35b, 36, 39, 44, 50, 52c, 54, 58, 60]
Approximate duration of each contact 20 (45%) 24 (55%) 1
[37b, 38, 40, 42, 44, 49b, 50, 53, 56b, 57b, 58-61, 64b] [35b, 36, 39, 41, 43, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 51b, 52c, 54, 55, 62c, 63b] [37]
Intervention fidelity 28 (63%) 17 (37%) 0
[38, 39, 41-43, 46, 47b, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 56b, 57b, 58-60, 62c, 63b, 64b] [35b, 36, 37c, 40, 44, 45b, 52c, 53-55, 61]
Method of quitting advised 11 (24%) 34 (76%) 0
[38-42, 52c, 59, 63b] [35b, 36, 37c, 43, 44, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 53-55, 56b, 57b, 58, 60, 61, 62c, 64b]
Behavioural counselling approach 13 (30%) 30 (70%) 2
[38, 40, 43, 44, 49b, 50, [53, 62]
54, 57b, 59, 63b] [35b, 36, 37c, 39, 41, 42, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 51b, 52c, 55, 56b, 58, 60, 61, 62b, 64b]
Written materials 17 (52%) 16 (48%) 12
[36, 37b, 42, 43, 49b, 50, 51b, 52b, 53, 56b, 58, 60] [39, 40, 45b, 46, 47b, 55, 57b, 59, 61, 63b, 64b] [35b, 37, 38, 41, 44, 48, 52, 54, 62c]
NRT 5 (83%) 1 (17%) 39
[44, 48, 56, 63b] [51] [35b, 36, 37c, 38-43, 45b, 46, 47b, 49b, 50, 51, 52c, 53-56, 57b, 58-61, 62c, 64b]
Incentives 8 (100%) 0 (0%) 37
[45b, 47b, 62b, 64b] [35b, 36, 37c, 38-44, 46, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53-55, 56b, 57b, 58-62, 63b]
Social support 4 (36%) 7 (64%) 34
[37b, 46, 50] [35b, 42, 44, 51, 52b] [36-41, 43, 45b, 47b, 48, 49b, 51-55, 56b, 57b, 58-61, 62c, 63b, 64b]
Process of care for women unwilling to quit 10 (22%) 35(78%) 0
[36, 38, 40, 42, 55, 58, 62b, 63b] [35b, 37c, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53, 54, 56b, 57b, 59-62, 64b]
Process of care for women who relapse 2 (4%) 43 (96%) 0
[38, 55] [35b, 36, 37c, 39-44, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53, 54, 56b, 57b, 58-61, 62c, 63b, 64b]
Skills and professional qualifications of provider delivering intervention 31 (69%) 14 (31%) 0
[35b, 36, 37c, 38, 40-44, 49b, 50, 51b, 52c, 53-55, 57b, 58-61, 63b] [39, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 56b, 62c, 64b]
Specific training given to providers 10 (23%) 34 (77%) 1
[38, 49b, 50, 52, 57b, 60, 64b] [35b, 36, 37b, 39-44, 45b, 46, 47b, 48, 51b, 52b, 53-55, 56b, 58, 59, 61, 62c, 63b] [37]

aAs intervention arms were coded, rather than whole studies, some trials with multiple intervention arms appear in two of categories.

bDenotes two intervention arms of this study were coded in the same category.

cDenotes three intervention arms of this study were coded in the same category.

Percentage reflects the proportion of studies for criteria that are applicable.