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Table 4 Risk of bias assessment

From: Vaginal-perianal or vaginal-perineal compared with vaginal-rectal culture-based screening for Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonization during the third trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study (year; country)

Bias Domains

Pre-intervention

At-intervention

Post-intervention

Bias due to confounding

Bias in selection of participants into the study

Bias in intervention classification

Bias due to deviation from the intended intervention

Bias due to missing data

Bias in outcome measurement

Bias in selection of the reported result

Jamie et al. (2004, United States) [11]

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Trappe et al. (2011, United States) [12]

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Huang et al. (2019, Switzerland) [19]

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

Low risk

  1. These assessments were performed utilizing the Risk of Bias In Non-randomized Studies – of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool [15]. The three included studies were considered low risk as they were assessed to be low risk across all domain