Comparison 2. Honey versus topical antibiotics.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Wound healing (hazard ratio)	5	580	Hazard Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	2.45 [1.71, 3.52]
2 Wound healing (risk ratio) (up to 60 days)	6	418	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.65 [0.99, 2.76]
3 Wound healing (mean time to healing)	6	712	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐3.79 [‐7.15, ‐0.43]
4 Incident infection (up to 24 days)	4	480	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.16 [0.08, 0.34]
5 Persistent positive swabs (up to 21 days)	2	170	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.10 [0.05, 0.19]
6 Adverse events (time points between 21 days and 6 weeks)	3	250	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.2 [0.01, 3.97]