Comparison 4. Expedited partner therapy (EPT) versus enhanced patient referral.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 EPT vs. enhanced patient referral	3		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Re‐infection in index patients	3	1220	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.96 [0.60, 1.53]
2 EPT vs. enhanced patient referral	3		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Number of partners elicited	3	945	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.07 [‐0.18, 0.32]
2.2 Number of partners notified	1	220	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.11 [‐0.08, 0.30]
2.3 Number of partners presenting for care	1	220	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.01 [‐0.01, 0.03]
2.4 Number of partners treated	1	692	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.22 [0.21, 0.23]
3 Enhanced patient referral plus EPT vs. simple patient referral	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3.1 Number of partners elicited	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]