Skip to main content
. 2019 Mar 1;2019(3):CD012521. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012521.pub2

Bull 2012.

Methods Cluster randomised study over 6 months
Conducted between 2010 and 2011
Participants 1578 males and females based in the USA
Age: 16–25 years
Interventions Intervention group: availability of a Facebook page with sexual health content
Control group: access to a tailored Facebook news page
Outcomes Primary outcomes
  • Improved adherence: condom use at last sexual intercourse

  • Improved adherence: proportion of sex acts protected by condoms in the past 60 days


Secondary outcomes
  • Change in attitude/knowledge: intention to use condoms at the next sexual encounter

    • self‐efficacy of condom usage

Notes Inclusion criteria fulfilled through use of interactive website with appropriate outcome measures.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described in sufficient detail.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described in sufficient detail.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not described in sufficient detail.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not described in sufficient detail.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk High attrition with 41% of controls and 55% of intervention participants.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes reported.
Other bias Unclear risk Misclassification and social desirability bias.
Selection bias through recruitment methods.
Contamination bias.