Comparison 8. Provider referral versus simple patient referral.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Provider referral vs. simple patient referral	2		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Number of partners elicited	2	596	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.10 [‐0.65, 0.46]
1.2 Number of partners testing positive	2	596	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.06 [0.02, 0.11]
1.3 Number of partners treated	1	438	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.5 [0.37, 0.63]
1.4 Number of harmful events reported	1	158	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.01 [‐0.04, 0.02]
2 Choice between provider or simple patient referral vs. simple patient referral	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2.1 Number of partners elicited	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.2 Number of partners notified	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.3 Number of partners presenting for care	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]