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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

327 questions · 337 findings · 47 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 69 · 20.5%GRADE not reported 35 · 10.4%Very low 49 · 14.5%Low 73 · 21.7%Moderate 63 · 18.7%High 48 · 14.2%

Ready‐made vs custom‐made spectacles

Uncorrected visual acuity deficit due to refractive error · school‐age children and adolescents
2 findings from 1 review

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Uncorrected visual acuity deficit due to refractive error · school‐age children and adolescents

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Chlamydia prevalence (general population) Outcome was chlamydia test positivity after 3 yearly invitations in intervention clusters vs 1 invitation in control areas. Uptake was too low for chlamydia positivity to be considered an unbiased estimate... · healthy adults

The intervention showed no clear difference in chlamydia prevalence (general population) Outcome was chlamydia test… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Chlamydia prevalence (high risk population) Outcome was prevalence of positive chlamydia tests in repeated cross‐sectional surveys of women tested at sex venues after 4 years of intervention. · healthy adults

The intervention may leads to lower chlamydia prevalence (high risk population) Outcome was prevalence… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) at 12 months (intention‐to‐treat) Outcome was clinically diagnosed PID reported by the participant or extracted from medical records, pharmacy records or hospital discharge coding. Outcome very likely... · healthy adults

The intervention probably leads to lower incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) at 12 months… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Incidence of epididymitis in men at 12 months (intention‐to‐treat) Outcome was epididymitis diagnosed in hospital and abstracted from hospital discharge coding. · healthy adults

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes incidence of epididymitis in men at 12 months (intention‐to‐treat)… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Identification of IPV by health professionals (assessed immediately or up to 1 month) · women attending healthcare settings for any health‐related reason
1 finding from 1 review