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. 2024 Feb 6;15:1259290. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1259290

Table 4.

Qualities of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study name Response
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Total
Olagunju 2012 (9) Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y U 7
Parhami 2013 (10) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y U 8
Van Den Heuvel 2013 (11) N N Y Y Y Y Y Y U 6
Leyro 2015 (12) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y U 6
Levy 2019 (13) N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y U 7
Brown 2020 (14) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y U 8
Lang 2022 (15) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y U 8
Liu 2022 (16) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y U 6
Ong 2022 (17) Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y U 7
Wanjala 2022 (18) Y Y N N Y Y Y Y U 6

Keys

Q1–Q9 represent questions used to assess the quality of included studies, which are listed below.

Q1: Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population?

Q2: Were study participants sampled in an appropriate way?

Q3: Was the sample size adequate?

Q4: Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail?

Q5: Was the data analysis conducted with sufficient coverage of the identified sample?

Q6: Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition?

Q7: Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants?

Q8: Was there appropriate statistical analysis?

Q9: Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately?

Y, yes; N, no; U, unclear; NA, not applicable.