Table 3.
Risk of Bias Within Studies
| Author, Date, Country | Random Sequence Generation (Selection Bias) | Treatment Allocation Concealment (Selection Bias) | Blinding of Participants and Personnel (Performance Bias) | Blinding of Outcome Assessment (Detection Bias) | Incomplete Outcome Data (Attrition Bias) | Selective Reporting (Reporting Bias) | Other Sources of Bias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayiasi, 2016, Uganda | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear risk |
| Cherniak, 2017, Uganda | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Kirkwood, 2013, Ghana | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Magoma, 2013, Tanzania | Low risk | Low risk | High risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk |
| Waiswa, 2015, Uganda | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | High risk | Low risk |
Summarizes results from the Cochrane risk of bias assessment