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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

Comparison 1: Information leaflets versus no information leaflets, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels (STAI)

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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1: Information leaflets versus no information leaflets, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels (STAI)

Comparison 1: Information leaflets versus no information leaflets, Outcome 2: Knowledge scores

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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1: Information leaflets versus no information leaflets, Outcome 2: Knowledge scores

Comparison 1: Information leaflets versus no information leaflets, Outcome 3: Psychosexual dysfunction

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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1: Information leaflets versus no information leaflets, Outcome 3: Psychosexual dysfunction

Comparison 2: Information leaflets and video + counselling vs. information leaflets and video + no counselling, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels (STAI)

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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2: Information leaflets and video + counselling vs. information leaflets and video + no counselling, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels (STAI)

Comparison 2: Information leaflets and video + counselling vs. information leaflets and video + no counselling, Outcome 2: Knowledge scores

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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2: Information leaflets and video + counselling vs. information leaflets and video + no counselling, Outcome 2: Knowledge scores

Comparison 3: Music during colposcopy versus no music, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels (STAI)

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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3: Music during colposcopy versus no music, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels (STAI)

Comparison 3: Music during colposcopy versus no music, Outcome 2: Pain experienced during procedure (VAS)

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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3: Music during colposcopy versus no music, Outcome 2: Pain experienced during procedure (VAS)

Comparison 4: Information leaflets + information video vs. Information leaflets only, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels

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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4: Information leaflets + information video vs. Information leaflets only, Outcome 1: Anxiety levels

Comparison 1. Information leaflets versus no information leaflets

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1.1 Anxiety levels (STAI) Show forest plot

2

228

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐3.28 [‐13.29, 6.74]

1.2 Knowledge scores Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.3 Psychosexual dysfunction Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

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Comparison 1. Information leaflets versus no information leaflets
Comparison 2. Information leaflets and video + counselling vs. information leaflets and video + no counselling

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

2.1 Anxiety levels (STAI) Show forest plot

2

345

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐1.29 [‐3.80, 1.22]

2.2 Knowledge scores Show forest plot

2

345

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.76 [‐0.33, 1.85]

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Comparison 2. Information leaflets and video + counselling vs. information leaflets and video + no counselling
Comparison 3. Music during colposcopy versus no music

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

3.1 Anxiety levels (STAI) Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

3.2 Pain experienced during procedure (VAS) Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

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Comparison 3. Music during colposcopy versus no music
Comparison 4. Information leaflets + information video vs. Information leaflets only

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

4.1 Anxiety levels Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

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Comparison 4. Information leaflets + information video vs. Information leaflets only