Table 1.
Number of systematic reviews that searched for and included non-English studies, unpublished studies, and dissertations
| Review Group | Total number of SRs | Number that searched for study typea
N (%) |
Number that included study typea
N (%) |
Total number of studies included in SR | Total number of study typea included N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-English Studies | |||||
| ARI | 57 | 57 (100) | 11 (19.3) | 398 | 28 (7.0) |
| ID | 38 | 38 (100) | 4 (10.5) | 238 | 6 (0.8) |
| DPLP | 34 | 33 (97.1) | 0 (0.0) | 144 | 0 (0.0) |
| Total | 129 | 128 (99.2) | 15 (11.7) | 780 | 34 (4.4) |
| Unpublished studies | |||||
| ARI | 57 | 55 (96.5) | 5 (7.3) | 398 | 11 (2.8) |
| ID | 38 | 38 (100) | 2 (5.3) | 238 | 3 (1.3) |
| DPLP | 34 | 31 (91.2) | 1 (3.2) | 144 | 1 (0.7) |
| Total | 129 | 124 (96.1) | 8 (5.6) | 780 | 15 (1.9) |
| Dissertations | |||||
| ARI | 57 | 5 (8.8) | 1 (20.0) | 398 | 2 (0.5) |
| ID | 38 | 1 (2.6) | 1 (100) | 238 | 2 (0.8) |
| DPLP | 34 | 22 (64.7) | 7 (31.8) | 144 | 11 (7.6) |
| Total | 129 | 28 (21.7) | 9 (32.1) | 780 | 15 (1.9) |
ARI acute respiratory infections, ID infectious diseases, DPLP developmental, psychosocial and learning problems, SR systematic review
astudy type refers to Non-English, unpublished, or dissertation