Parise 1998ii KEN.
Methods | As for Parise 1998i KEN | |
Participants | As for Parise 1998i KEN | |
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Outcomes | As for Parise 1998i KEN | |
Notes | As for Parise 1998i KEN HIV seroprevalence: Monthly SP ‐ 23.7% (40/169); Case management ‐ 26.9% (57/212) |
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Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | "Women were systematically assigned to receive one of three regimens using a rotating assignment based on day of clinic visit." Comment: allocation was not random. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Allocation schedule not concealed. |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | No blinding. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details provided as to whether the outcome assessors were blinded. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Six hundred ninety‐nine women (34%) were lost to follow‐up. Data was not available for 34.8% (230/661) in the monthly SP and 35.9% (264/736) in the case management group. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No selective reporting observed. |
Other bias | Low risk | None identified. |