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possible to calculate?<br />

Were CIs wide or were they<br />

sufficiently precise to aid<br />

decision-making? If precision<br />

is lacking, is this because the<br />

study is under-powered?<br />

Section 5: Summary<br />

5.1 Are the study results<br />

internally valid (i.e.<br />

unbiased)?<br />

How well did the study<br />

minimise sources of bias (i.e.<br />

adjusting <strong>for</strong> potential<br />

confounders)?<br />

Were there significant flaws in<br />

the study design?<br />

5.2 Are the findings<br />

generalisable to the source<br />

population (i.e. externally<br />

valid)?<br />

Are there sufficient details<br />

given about the study to<br />

determine if the findings are<br />

generalisable to the source<br />

population? Consider:<br />

participants, interventions<br />

and comparisons, outcomes,<br />

resource and policy<br />

implications.<br />

NA<br />

++<br />

+<br />

−<br />

++<br />

+<br />

−<br />

Comments:<br />

Comments:<br />

Appendix 2.6<br />

What are the effects of different models of delivery <strong>for</strong> improving maternal and infant<br />

health outcomes <strong>for</strong> poor people in urban areas in low income and lower middle income<br />

countries? 110

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