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. 2011 Jul 6;2011(7):CD003318. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003318.pub3

Nyamuryekung'e 1997.

Methods Cluster randomised trial.
Participants Seven truck stops with peer health educations and associated health facilities.
Interventions Aim: to evaluate different approaches of delivering STI services to increase utilisation by women at truck stops.
Peer health educators trained in STI and risk assessment, referred women to either: Group 1. Special STI services outside normal working hours (one at fixed location, one at site chosen by women); Group 2. STI services through normal clinics, in normal working hours (integrated). Group 3. Special team of clinicians visits every 3 months. Drugs were supplied to all three groups.
Outcomes 1. Utilisation, from attendances/population. 2. Referrals who attended clinic. 3. User satisfaction. 4. Cost per patient treated.
Notes Study undertaken in Tanzania between July 1993 and May 1994.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Stated that truck stops were randomly assigned, but method of sequence generation was not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not specified
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Outcomes were not assessed blindly
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not specified in the paper
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Reported on all outcomes assessed