Schinke 1981.
Methods | Design: individually randomized Location: not specified; investigators based in Seattle, WA (USA) Time frame: no information Sample size calculation (and outcome of focus): no information |
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Participants | General with N: 36 students in public high school Inclusion criteria: sophomore class students Exclusion criteria: no information | |
Interventions | Study focus: preventing adolescent pregnancy
Theory or model: cognitive and behavioral training; problem‐solving schema
Duration: 14 group sessions of 50 minutes each |
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Outcomes | Primary: "habitual contraception"; "greater protection at last intercourse"; "less reliance on inadequate birth control" (no definitions) Secondary: knowledge of pregnancy prevention (post‐test only); attitudes toward family planning Follow‐up: 6 months | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No mention |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No mention |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Presume no blinding of participants or providers; not feasible due to type of intervention |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) | Low risk | Measures scored by 2 assistants not aware of study conditions or hypotheses |
Outcome measures | High risk | Contraceptive use from self‐report Investigator communicated that contraceptive outcomes were based on reported behavior; did not request data due to age of study |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Loss to follow‐up: no mention |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Analysis for cluster randomized trial: NA |