Comparison 3. Expedited partner therapy (EPT) versus simple patient referral.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Re‐infection in index patients	6	6018	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.71 [0.56, 0.89]
1.1 Chlamydia	2	2007	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.90 [0.60, 1.35]
1.2 Trichomonas	2	631	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.34, 1.28]
1.3 Chlamydia or gonorrhoea	2	3380	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.61 [0.39, 0.94]
2 Number of partners elicited	6	4339	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.02 [‐0.09, 0.04]
3 Number of partners notified	3		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4 Number of partners presenting for care	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 Number of partners treated	4		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5.1 Chlamydia or gonorrhoea	2		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.2 Trichomonas	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.3 Any STI syndrome	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Number of harmful events reported	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected