Table 4.
Risk of bias tool
| Random sequence generation | Allocation concealment | Blinding of participants | Blinding of personnel | Blinding of outcome assessment | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby et al. [42] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Dean et al. [46] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Drake et al. [26] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Dworkin et al. [30] | High | High | High | Low | High | High | Low |
| Frencher et al. [31] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hendricks et al. [32] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hess et al. [33] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hess et al. [33] | High | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hightow-Weidman et al. [34] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hill et al. [27] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Hoffman et al. [35] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Hooker et al. [36] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Jones et al. [28] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | High | Low |
| Klein et al. [37] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | High | Low |
| Luque et al. [47] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Operario et al. [29] | High | High | High | Low | High | High | Low |
| Park et al. [38] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Patel et al. [39] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Tobin et al. [43] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Treadwell et al. [40] | High | High | High | Low | High | High | Low |
| Victor et al. [14] | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Wilson et al. [41] | High | High | High | Low | High | Low | Low |
| Wilson et al. [44] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| Zhang et al. [45] | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Risk was deemed “High” if insufficient information was given.