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. |
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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 |