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. 2024 Jul 15;20(3):e1421. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1421

Table 4.

Quality appraisal of included studies.

Study Were the criteria for inclusion in the sample clearly defined and adhered to? Was the sample included in the study representative of the population of interest? Were the determinants measured in a valid and reliable way? Were the behaviours measured in a valid and reliable way? Were confounding factors/covariates identified? Were strategies to deal with confounding factors/covariates stated and used? Was appropriate statistical analysis used? Is there evidence of selective reporting? Overall Quality Rating
Al‐Sejari (2021) Yes No Yesscale Nosingle item Yes Unclear Yes No Low risk of bias
Al‐Shammary (2021) Yes Unclear Yessingle item Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Al‐Wutayd (2021) No Yes Yessingle item Yessingle item Unclear Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Apanga (2021) Yes Unclear Yessingle item Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Barrett (2021) Yes Unclear Unclear Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Bogg (2020) Yes Unclear Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Bruine de Bruin et al. (2020) Yes Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Bruine de Bruin et al. (2020) No Yes Yesscale Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes No High risk of bias
Callaghan (2021) Yes Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Cowling et al. (2020) Yes No Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Dixon et al. (2022) Yes Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes Yes Low risk of bias
Dwipayanti (2021) Unclear No Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Fujii (2021) Unclear Yes Unclear Unclear Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Graupensperger (2021) No Unclear Yesscale Yessingle item No No Yes No High risk of bias
Haliwa et al. (2020) No Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Hsing (2021) No Yes Noscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Iqbal (2021) No Unclear Yessingle item Yessingle item Yes No Unclear No High risk of bias
Jang et al. (2020) Yes Yes Yesscale Unclear Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Jimenez (2020) Yes No Yesscale Yesscale Yes No Unclear No Low risk of bias
Jovančević & Milićević (2020) No No Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Kebede (2020) No No Unclear Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes No High risk of bias
Kowalski (2020a) Study 1 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes Yes Low risk of bias
Kowalski (2020b) Study 2 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes Yes Low risk of bias
Lahiri (2021) Yes No Noscale Unclear Yes Unclear Yes Yes High risk of bias
Lao et al. (2023) Yes Unclear Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Lee (2020) Yes No Yessingle item Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes No High risk of bias
Lee (2021) Yes Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear risk of bias
Li (2021) Unclear Unclear Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Matkovic et al. (2021) No Unclear Yesscale Yesscale No Unclear Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Milman (2020) Yes No Yesscale Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear risk of bias
Mousavi et al. (2022) Yes No Yessingle item Unclear Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear risk of bias
Nelson (2021) Yes No Unclear Yesscale Yes No Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Norman (2020) Yes Yes Unclear Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Owhonda (2021) No Yes Noscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes Unclear Unclear risk of bias
Lee et al. (2021) Yes Yes Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Pal et al. (2020) Yes Unclear Unclear Unclear Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Pan (2020) No Yes Yessingle item Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Prete (2020) No No Yesscale Yessingle item Yes No Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Qian (2020) Yes Yes Unclear Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Rattay (2021) Unclear Yes Yessingle item Unclear Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Rui (2021) Study 1 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Rui (2021) Study 2 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Rui (2021) Study 3 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Rui (2021) Study 4 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Rui (2021) Study 5 Yes Unclear Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Rui (2021) Study 6 Yes No Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Sengeh (2020) Yes Unclear Noscale Noscale Yes No Yes Yes High risk of bias
Sharma Yes No Unclear YesScale Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Shook (2020) No No Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Si et al. (2021) Yes Yes Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Souliotis (2021) Yes Yes Unclear Unclear Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
Stojanovic (2021) Yes No Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Trifiletti (2021) No No Yesscale Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Unclear risk of bias
van den Broek‐Altenburg (2021) Yes Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias
Wang (2021) Yes Yes Yesscale Yesscale Yes No Yes No Low risk of bias
Zewude et al. (2021) Yes Unclear Yessingle item Yessingle item Yes Yes Yes No Low risk of bias