Table 2. Reasons for exclusion and their associated frequency in full text screening.
Reason for exclusion | Frequency |
---|---|
Demographic association not reported | 32 |
Study addresses profession- or risk- specific subset of population | 18 |
Results could not be converted into an effect size | 16 |
Behavior studied in the context of seasonal rather than pandemic influenza | 7 |
No behavioral response provided that is suitable for inclusion | 7 |
Sample populations and measured behavioral response are same as another study | 6 |
Uninterpretable or inconsistent results | 6 |
Interview/focus group study | 2 |
All results unreported due to nonsignificance | 1 |
Duplicate record | 1 |