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. 2017 Aug 23;16:153. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0652-5

Table 4.

GRADE evidence profile for community-level domains

Domain Number of studies Risk of bias Inconsistency Effect size Quality Comments
Peer support 5 No serious risk No serious inconsistency Small-Medium Low
Community cohesion (negative) 4 No serious risk Serious inconsistency Negligible-Large Very low Rated down due to inconsistent findings Studies from US (mainland) and Canada only
Discrimination 8 No serious risk No serious inconsistency Small-Medium Moderate Rated up due control of confounding variables
Bullying 4 No serious risk No serious inconsistency Small-Large Low Studies from US (mainland) and Canada only

GRADE Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation