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Table 2 Summary of findings table for presenting risks and quality of evidence about recruited studies

From: Secnidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review

One gr Secnidazole compared to placebo for bacterial vaginosis

Bibliography: secnidazole for bacterial vaginosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [Year], Issue [Issue].

Certainty assessment

Summary of findings

№ of participants (studies) Follow-up

Risk of bias

Inconsistency

Indirectness

Imprecision

Publication bias

Overall certainty of evidence

Study event rates (%)

Relative effect (95% CI)

Anticipated absolute effects

With placebo

With 1 g Secnidazole

Risk with placebo

Risk difference with 1 g Secnidazole

clinical cure rate

126 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

HIGH

11/62 (17.7%)

33/64 (51.6%)

RR 2.92* (1.64 to 5.19)

177 per 1000

341 more per 1000 (from 114 more to 743 more)

clinical cure rate - Clinical cure of pts. with 3 or less episodes of BV in the last year

87 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

HIGH

10/43 (23.3%)

26/44 (59.1%)

RR 2.54* (1.40 to 4.61)

233 per 1000

358 more per 1000 (from 93 more to 840 more)

clinical cure rate - Clinical cure of pts. with 4 or more episodes of BV in the last year

39 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

very serious a

none

LOW

1/19 (5.3%)

7/20 (35.0%)

RR 6.65 (0.90 to 49.09)

53 per 1000

297 more per 1000 (from 5 fewer to 1000 more)

Microbiologic cure rate

126 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

HIGH

4/62 (6.5%)

15/64 (23.4%)

RR 3.35* (1.26 to 8.95)

65 per 1000

152 more per 1000 (from 17 more to 513 more)

Microbiologic cure rate - Microbiologic cure of pts. with 3 or less episodes of BV in the last year

87 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

HIGH

4/43 (9.3%)

13/44 (29.5%)

RR 3.18* (1.12 to 8.98)

93 per 1000

203 more per 1000 (from 11 more to 742 more)

Therapeutic cure rate

126 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

HIGH

4/62 (6.5%)

14/64 (21.9%)

RR 3.14* (1.17 to 8.42)

65 per 1000

138 more per 1000 (from 11 more to 479 more)

Therapeutic cure rate - Therapeutic cure of pts. with 3 or less episodes of BV in the last year

87 (1 RCT)

not serious

not serious

not serious

not serious

none

HIGH

4/43 (9.3%)

13/44 (29.5%)

RR 3.18* (1.12 to 8.98)

93 per 1000

203 more per 1000 (from 11 more to 742 more)

Therapeutic cure rate - Therapeutic cure of pts. with 4 or more episodes of BV in the last year

  1. * significant (p <0.05)
  2. CI Confidence interval, RR Risk ratio
  3. Explanations
  4. aA very wide confidence interval
  5. bLarge confidence interval
  6. Bold data are significant