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. 2023 Jul-Aug;68(4):487. doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_181_23

Table 2.

Risk of bias assessment (using the Hoy 2012 tool)

Reference 1. Representation 2. Sampling 3. Random Selection 4. Non-response bias 5. Data Collection 6. Case Definition 7. Reliability Tool 8. Method of data collection 9. Numerators and Denominators Summary Assessment
Narayan 2019[26] High High High Unsure Low Low Unsure Low High Moderate
Kumar 2014[27] Low Low Low Unsure Low Low Low Low Low Low
Kumar 2014[23] Low Low Low Unsure Low Low Low Low Low Low
Agarwal 2014[25] Low High Low Unsure Low High Low Low Low Moderate
Sehgal 2015[28] Low Low High Unsure Low Low Low Low Low Low
Kumar 2019[29] Low High Low Unsure Low High Low Low Low Moderate
Qureshi 2016[24] Low High Low Unsure Low High Low Low Low Moderate
Grills 2012[30] Low Low Low Unsure Low High Low Low Low Low
Upendra 2017[22] Low Low High Unsure Low Low Low Low Low Low