Table 2.

Respondents’ background knowledge on systematic reviews

Question	Yes
Do you know what is systematic review?
Yes	181 (100.0%)
No	0 (0.0%)
Have you published any systematic review before?
Yes	160 (88.4%)
No	21 (11.6%)
Are you aware of the PRISMA guidelines?
Yes	166 (91.7%)
No	15 (8.3%)
Do you follow the PRISMA guidelines when conducting and reporting your systematic review?
Yes	140 (77.3%)
No (not required by journals)	10 (5.5%)
No (other reasons)	3 (1.7%)
Not applicable (did not conduct any systematic reviews)	13 (7.2%)
No response	15 (8.3%)
Importance of following PRISMA guidelines in conducting and reporting systematic review (1–10)	8.66 (1.40)
	95% CI 8.45 to 8.88

PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.